那
nà
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4])
(pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)
那 — the distal demonstrative, meaning 'that'
那 originally depicted a place name and was borrowed purely for its sound nà to mean 'that.' Its components don't explain the demonstrative meaning; the function came from phonetic borrowing, not semantic composition.
那本书是我的。
nà běn shū shì wǒ de。
That book is mine.
你不喜欢，那我们去别的地方吧。
nǐ bù xǐ huān，nà wǒ men qù bié de dì fang ba。
If you don't like it, then let's go somewhere else.
Words with 那
黑塞哥维那
hēi sài gē wéi nà
Herzegovina
塔那那利佛
tǎ nà nà lì fó
Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar
那会儿
nà huì r
at that time (in the past or the future)
那边
nà bian
over there
亚利桑那
yà lì sāng nà
Arizona
支那
zhī nà
phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory
一刹那
yī chà nà
a moment
这山望着那山高
zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position
那不勒斯王国
nà bù lè sī wáng guó
Kingdom of Naples (1282-1860)
那世
nà shì
the world of the dead
那个
nà ge
that one
那不勒斯
nà bù lè sī
Napoli, capital of Campania region of Italy