那

nà

pronoun HSK 2 #26

Meanings

1 that
2 those

Characters

Examples

那是什么？

Nà shì shénme?

What is that?

那个人是谁？

Nàge rén shì shéi?

Who is that person?

那天我没去上班。

Nà tiān wǒ méi qù shàngbān.

I didn't go to work that day.

Tips

usage

In spoken Chinese, 那 is often pronounced 'nèi' (contraction of 那一). 那个 (nàge/nèige) is extremely common as a filler word, similar to 'um' in English.

Stroke Order

那 nà