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Recently, I have been struggling with the correct usage of 「どの」and「どち」. Is it
correct to think of them in the following way?  
「どの」= what (I get this confused with「なん」and「なに」as well) 「どち」= which

When listing two options do I use「どの」or「どち」? When listing three or more
options do I use「どの」or「どち」?

Or am I thinking about this in the wrong way? Thank you for you help.
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どの　and　どち when and how to use each?
The correct usage for どっち/どちら is being answered well in here; [Can どっち mean
which one of
many?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/14997/can-%E3%81%A9%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A1-mean-
which-one-of-many)

When it comes to 「どの」, the 「ど」in this case is actually a reading for the kanji
「何」which makes it 「何の」( _but it is always written in hiragana only_ )

Therefore, it would give it the meaning of **what(kind)** or **what(way)**

example; あなたはどの肉が好きですか (What kind of meat do you like?)

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also if you take the 「どの位(くらい), it will have a meaning of **how long** , **how
much** , **how far**. example; この雪はどのくらい降るのだろうか (How much will it snow?)
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