How to say “that” in Chinese
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“That” in Chinese is 那, nà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
那 is read nà. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Don't confuse it with 哪 nǎ “which”: that one has 口 “mouth” on the left.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “那”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 那. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 那些人是谁？nàxiērénshìshéiWho are those people?
- 超市在那边chāoshìzàinàbiānThe supermarket is over there.
- 我没有他那么高。wǒméiyǒutānàmegāoI’m not as tall as him.
- 那个男人是谁？nàgenánrénshìsh éiWho is that man?
- 这个菜比那个更好吃zhègecàibǐnàgegènghǎochīThis dish is even tastier than that one.
- 我要那件蓝衬衫wǒyàonàjiànlánchènshānI’ll take that blue shirt.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Who is this?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “that” in Chinese?
“That” in Chinese is 那, pinyin nà.
What does 那 mean?
那 (nà) means “that”.
How do you write 那?
那 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 那?
那 is read nà. Tones: nà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“that” in the lesson “Who is this?”
This word is from the topic “Meeting people” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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