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Chinese dictionary
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pron.(demonstrating somebody or something farther away from the speaker) that
那是很久以前的事了。
That was a long time ago.
那是另外一回事。
That's a different story.
那是谁的孩子？
Whose child is that?
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conj.then; in that case; (same as 那么)
你不拿走，那你不要啦？
You are not taking it, does that mean you don't want it?
要是你有困难，那我就不麻烦你了。
If you have difficulties, I will not trouble you.
那你说我该怎么办呢？
Then what do you think I should do next?
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Words and phrases with 那
Word usage
- Note1. In spoken language, "那" is pronounced as "nà" when used alone; when it is followed by a quantifier or quantitative phrase, it is often pronounced as "nèi", which is a chorus of "那一". 2.When "那" is pronounced as "nuó", it is a Han surname; when it is pronounced as "nā", it is an abbreviation for the transliteration of the Manchu surname "叶赫那拉"; when it is pronounced as "nǎ", it is the ancient form of the interrogative pronoun "哪".