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那
nà
1.
that
2.
those
3.
then (in that case)
4.
commonly pr. <nèi> before a classifier, esp. in Beijing
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
刹那
chànà
an instant (Sanskrit: ksana)
支那
Zhīnà
phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory
桑那
sāngnà
sauna (loanword)
沙那
Shānà
Sana'a, capital of Yemen (Tw)
浦那
Pǔnà
Pune, second city of Mahārāshtra [[馬哈拉施特拉邦|马哈拉施特拉邦]] in western India
萨那
Sànà
Sana'a, capital of Yemen
那世
nàshì
the world of the dead
那些
nàxiē
those
那个
nàge
that one
那儿
nàr
there
那咱
nàzan
at that time (old)
那坡
Nàpō
Napo county in Baise [[百色<Bǎisè>]], Guangxi
那天
nàtiān
that day
那昝
nàzan
see [[那咱<nàzan>]]
那是
nàshi
(coll.) of book
那时
nàshí
then
那曲
Nǎqū
Nagchu town and prefecture in central Tibet
那末
nàme
variant of [[那麼|那么<nàme>]]
那样
nàyàng
that kind
那知
nǎzhī
variant of [[哪知<nǎzhī>]]
Example Sentences (10)
妈妈，你看那只狗多可爱，眼睛大大的，嘴小小的，我们买回去吧。
Māma, nǐ kàn nà zhī gǒu duō kě'ài, yǎnjing dà dà de, zuǐ xiǎo xiǎo de, wǒmen mǎi huíqù ba.
Mom, look how cute that dog is. Its eyes are big and its mouth is small. Let's buy it and take it home.
Text 2
那份调查还要多长时间才能做完？
Nà fèn diàochá hái yào duō cháng shíjiān cáinéng zuò wán?
How much longer will it take to finish that survey?
Text 2
如果你想做什么事情，那就勇敢地去做，不要担心结果，不要考虑会不会失败。
Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme shìqíng, nà jiù yǒnggǎn de qù zuò, bùyào dānxīn jiéguǒ, bùyào kǎolǜ huì bù huì shībài.
If you want to do something, then be brave and do it. Don't worry about the result. Don't think about whether you will fail.
Text 4
那我帮你把衣服放到行李箱里吧。什么时候回来？
Nà wǒ bāng nǐ bǎ yīfu fàng dào xínglǐxiāng lǐ ba. Shénme shíhou huílai?
Then I'll help you put the clothes into the suitcase. When will you come back?
Text 2
快给我看看。骑得最快的那位是谁？
Kuài gěi wǒ kàn kàn. Qí de zuì kuài de nà wèi shì shéi?
Quick, let me see. Who is the fastest rider?
Text 2
这件白的有点儿长，那件黑的有点儿贵。
Zhè jiàn bái de yǒudiǎnr cháng, nà jiàn hēi de yǒudiǎnr guì.
This white one is a bit long; that black one is a bit expensive.
Text 4
那我们下个星期一起去看吧？
Nà wǒmen xià gè xīngqī yìqǐ qù kàn ba?
Then shall we go watch it together next week?
Text 1
对了，你从网上买的那件衣服呢？怎么没见你穿？
Duì le, nǐ cóng wǎngshàng mǎi de nà jiàn yīfu ne? Zěnme méi jiàn nǐ chuān?
By the way, what about that piece of clothing you bought online? How come I haven't seen you wear it?
Text 3
那就好，快给我讲讲你新交的中国朋友。
Nà jiù hǎo, kuài gěi wǒ jiǎng jiǎng nǐ xīn jiāo de zhōngguó péngyǒu.
That's good, hurry up and tell me about your new Chinese friend.
Text 1
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- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 37
- Word Frequency Rank
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