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Meaning of 那

Pinyin nà、 nǎ、 nā

Radical

阝

Strokes

Definition

how / which, that / those, that / those / (sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing)

Usage

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那 [nà] 1. Refers to a relatively distant time, place, or thing, in contrast to "this": 例如：那里 (there), 那个 (that), 那样 (that way), 那些 (those), 那时 (that time), 那么 (that way). 2. Indicative pronoun that specifically refers to a certain person, time, place, or thing. It is not always used to refer to something distant, as in "那件事你我心里都清楚" (We both know that matter clearly). 3. (代) Indicator pronoun ([En.] that). 4. Refers to a person or thing that is relatively far away. 5. Refers to a relatively distant time or place. 6. Refers to a person or thing mentioned earlier, or evidently referred to based on context ([En.] the). 7. Indicates emphasis on a certain person, thing, or meaning ([En.] that there). 8. Indicates agreement ([En.] there). 连 [nà] 1. Indicates the logical continuation or implication of a previous statement ([En.] in that case). 例句: 那我就不再等了 (Then I won’t wait anymore). 同 "哪" (一) (not used in mainland China). 1. Meaning the same as (一), the combination of "那" and "一" read together indicates not limited to one in quantity: 例如: 那个 (that one), 那五年 (those five years). 姓 [nà] 1. A surname. 那 [nā] (名) 1. A surname. 那 [nè] (代) 1. ([En.] colloquial) Refers to a person, thing, or meaning mentioned or considered based on the situation; that one ([En.] that) — colloquial sound of "那" (nà). 例句: 那人可不怎么样 (That person isn’t great). 那 [nuó] (形) 1. Much ([En.] many). 2. Appearing relaxed ([En.] peaceful and carefree). 3. Fine ([En.] well). 4. A pronoun. How ([En.] how). 那 [nuó] (动) 1. To move; was later written as "挪" ([En.] move; shift). 例句: 又如: 那用 (move), 那空 (deficit due to shifting), 那踪 (moving steps). 姓 [nuó] 1. A surname. 表示疑问。通「哪」。为「那（ㄋㄚˇ）一」合音成ㄋㄞˇ，再转成ㄋㄟˇ。如：「王维是那朝代的人？」《儒林外史·第一回》：「县里人那个不晓得？」

那双 nà shuāng

That pair

哈瓦那 Hā wǎ nà

Havana, capital of Cuba

法属圭亚那 Fǎ shǔ Guī yà nà

French Guiana

圭亚那 Guī yà nà

Guyana

巴塞罗那 Bā sài luó nà

Barcelona

那天 nà tiān

that day / the other day

卢布尔雅那 Lú bù ěr yǎ nà

Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia

那不勒斯 Nà bù lè sī

Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy / Naples

那幅 nà fú

That picture

一刹那 yī chà nà

in a moment / in a split second

刹那 chà nà

an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) / split second / the twinkling of an eye

那末 nà me

variant of 那麼|那么[na4 me5]

那时 nà shí

then / at that time / in those days

那晚 nà wǎn

that night

那条 nà tiáo

That one

那栋 nà dòng

That building

那样 nà yàng

that kind / that sort

那根 nà gēn

That root

亚利桑那州 Yà lì sāng nà zhōu

Arizona

那儿 nà r

there

刹那间 chà nà jiān

in an instant / in the twinkling of an eye / in a twinkling

那段 nà duàn

That period

那位 nà wèi

That person

那些 nà xiē

those

那种 nà zhǒng

that / that kind of / that sort of / that type of

耆那教 qí nà jiào

Jainism / Jaina

那个 nà ge

that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]

那么 nà me

like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case

那么些 nà me xiē

so many / so much

那般 nà bān

That way

辛辛那提 Xīn xīn nà tí

Cincinnati, Ohio

那边 nà bian

over there / yonder

说时迟那时快 shuō shí chí nà shí kuài

Say it's too late

那日 nà rì

That day

那里 nà li

there / that place / also written 那裡|那里

那大 nà dà

That big

那次 nà cì

that time

那年 nà nián

that year

那头陀 nà tóu tuó

Nato Tuo

霎那间 shà nà jiān

Swiftly

一霎那 yī shà nà

in a twinkle / in a wink / a split second

麦地那 Mài dì nà

Medina, Saudi Arabia