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那个 (nà ge) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

那个 (nà ge) is a Chinese word: that one. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 那个

代 dài pronoun

that one

我要那个。

wǒ yào nà ge

I want that one.

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Word breakdown

那 nà — that (demonstrative indicating distance)

Words with this character (7)
  • 1 那些 nà xiē — those HSK 1
    • 那 that (indicating distance or previously mentioned)
    • 些 some, plural marker
    Example

    那些书很有趣。

    nà xiē shū hěn yǒu qù

    Those books are very interesting.

  • 2 那儿 nàr — there HSK 1
    • 那 that (demonstrative indicating distant location)
    • 儿 colloquial suffix (creates retroflex 'r' ending)
    Example

    我们在那儿见面吧。

    wǒ men zài nàr jiàn miàn ba

    Let's meet there.

  • 3 那边 nà biān — over there HSK 1
    • 那 that (distant demonstrative)
    • 边 side, location marker
    Example

    我的书在那边。

    wǒ de shū zài nà biān

    My book is over there.

  • 4 那里 nà lǐ — there HSK 1
    • 那 that (distant demonstrative)
    • 里 place, location
    Example

    我昨天去过那里。

    wǒ zuó tiān qù guò nà lǐ

    I went there yesterday.

  • 5 那么 nà me — then, so, in that case HSK 2
    • 那 that (demonstrative element)
    • 么 particle completing the compound
    Example

    你不喜欢，那么我们换一个吧。

    nǐ bù xǐ huan nà me wǒ men huàn yí ge ba

    If you don't like it, then let's change to another one.

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  • 6 那样 nà yàng — like that; that way; so HSK 2
    • 那 that (demonstrative pointing to something distant or previously mentioned)
    • 样 manner; way; appearance (indicates the manner or way of something)
    Example

    你为什么那样做？

    nǐ wèi shén me nà yàng zuò

    Why do you do it like that?

  • 7 刹那 chà nà — instant HSK 7
    • 刹 transliteration of Sanskrit 'kṣa', representing extreme brevity
    • 那 transliteration of Sanskrit 'ṇa', completing the term for 'instant'
    Example

    他在刹那间做出了决定。

    tā zài chà nà jiān zuò chū le jué dìng

    He made a decision in an instant.

个 gè / ge — classifier/measure word (generalizes the reference)

Contextual pronunciation: ge

Words with this character (11)
  • 1 哪个 nǎ ge — which HSK 1
    • 哪 interrogative particle: which/what
    • 个 general measure word/classifier
    Example

    你要哪个？

    nǐ yào nǎ ge

    Which one do you want?

  • 2 这个 zhè gè — this HSK 1
    • 这 this (demonstrative)
    • 个 general classifier/measure word
    Example

    这个苹果很甜。

    zhè gè píng guǒ hěn tián

    This apple is very sweet.

  • 3 个子 gè zi — height HSK 2
    • 个 forms part of the compound noun for height/stature
    • 子 nominal suffix forming a noun referring to physical stature
    Example

    他个子很高。

    tā gè zi hěn gāo

    He is very tall.

  • 4 各个 gè gè — each HSK 4
    • 各 each, every, various
    • 个 classifier/measure word
    Example

    各个学生都有自己的想法。

    gè gè xué shēng dōu yǒu zì jǐ de xiǎng fǎ

    Each student has their own ideas.

  • 5 整个 zhěng gè — whole HSK 4
    • 整 complete, whole, entire
    • 个 general classifier forming adjective with 整
    Example

    我花了整个下午做作业。

    wǒ huā le zhěng gè xià wǔ zuò zuò yè

    I spent the whole afternoon doing homework.

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  • 6 个人 gè rén — individual HSK 5
    • 个 individual, single (measure word indicating singularity)
    • 人 person, human
    Example

    这是我个人的看法。

    zhè shì wǒ gè rén de kàn fǎ

    This is my personal opinion.

  • 7 个别 gè bié — individual; particular; rare HSK 5
    • 个 individual; single unit
    • 别 separate; different; distinct
    Example

    个别学生需要额外帮助。

    gè bié xué sheng xū yào é wài bāng zhù

    Individual students need extra help.

  • 8 个性 gè xìng — personality HSK 5
    • 个 individual
    • 性 nature, character
    Example

    每个人都有自己的个性。

    měi gè rén dōu yǒu zì jǐ de gè xìng

    Everyone has their own personality.

  • 9 个体 gè tǐ — individual HSK 6
    • 个 single, individual, separate unit
    • 体 body, entity, form
    Example

    每个个体都有独特的性格。

    měi gè gè tǐ dōu yǒu dú tè de xìng gé

    Each individual has a unique personality.

  • 10 个头儿 gè tóu r — size HSK 7
    • 个 classifier/measure word indicating individual unit
    • 头 head; in this compound refers to size or dimension
    • 儿 retroflex suffix adding colloquial/informal tone (Beijing dialect)
    Example

    这个西瓜个头儿真大。

    zhè ge xī guā gè tóu r zhēn dà

    This watermelon is really big in size.

  • 11 个案 gè àn — individual case HSK 7
    • 个 individual, single unit
    • 案 case, record
    Example

    我们需要分析每一个个案。

    wǒ men xū yào fēn xī měi yí gè gè àn

    We need to analyze each individual case.

Structure & writing
1 那 nà — demonstrative pronoun referring to a distant person or thing (used before measure words, numerals+measure words, or nouns, or alone)
那 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 1
哪 nǎ which (followed by a measure word or numeral + measure word, to identify one or more among several people or things)
HSK 7
挪 nuó to move; to shift

那 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 个 gè / ge — general-purpose measure word used with nouns lacking a dedicated classifier, before approximate numbers, after verbs with objects to indicate verbal measure, or between a verb and its complement

个 is not used as a component in any other character.

个 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order