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那 nà — that, those

nà (fourth tone, falling)na4

that, those

HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 1· Three-band, nine-level standardpronoundeterminerconjunction
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Meanings

  1. that, those

    Points at something further from the speaker, and takes a measure word before a noun exactly as 这 does: 那个人, 那本书.

    pronoun

  2. then, in that case

    conjunctionspoken

    At the head of a reply, 那 draws a conclusion from what the other person just said: 你不想去？那我们明天去.

Example sentences

  • 那是谁的杯子？那是誰的杯子？Nà (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) shéi (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) bēizi? (first tone, high and level)···

    Whose cup is that?

  • 那个人是我的老师。那個人是我的老師。Nàge (fourth tone, falling) rén (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) lǎoshī. (third tone, dipping)···

    That person is my teacher.

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