The Chinese word 那 is a demonstrative pronoun that means “that”. It is commonly used to refer to something that is not close to the speaker or the listener. For example, 那个人 means “that person” and 那边 means “over there”. It can also be used to describe something that is far away or distant, such as 那座山, which means “that mountain”. Overall, 那 is an important word to know in Chinese as it is used frequently in daily conversations.
Translation
Pronoun: that
Adverb: in that case
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
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那个人是我的老师 | nà gè rén shì wǒ de lǎo shī | That person is my teacher |
那本书很有趣 | nà běn shū hěn yǒu qù | That book is very interesting |
那个女孩子很漂亮 | nà gè nǚ hái zi hěn piào liang | That girl is very beautiful |
那条路很窄 | nà tiáo lù hěn zhǎi | That road is very narrow |
那个城市很繁忙 | nà gè chéng shì hěn fán máng | That city is very busy |
那个餐厅的食物很美味 | nà gè cān tīng de shí wù hěn měi wèi | The food at that restaurant is delicious |
那个电影很感人 | nà gè diàn yǐng hěn gǎn rén | That movie is very touching |
那个音乐会很精彩 | nà gè yīn yuè huì hěn jīng cǎi | That concert is very exciting |
HSK
那 is part of HSK Level 1 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 1 and HSK Level 2.
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