Word

那么 (nà me) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 2

Meaning of 那么

代 dài pronoun

then, so, in that case

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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Word breakdown

那 nà — that (demonstrative element)

1 那个 nà ge — that one HSK 1
- 那 that (demonstrative indicating distance)
- 个 classifier/measure word (generalizes the reference)
Example

我要那个。

wǒ yào nà ge

I want that one.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.

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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.

么 me — particle completing the compound

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 么 me — suffix

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

consists of

2.1 丿 piě — the leftward-falling diagonal stroke in Chinese characters

丿 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

么 me suffix 午 wǔ the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches 少 shǎo few; little (opposite of 多) 系 xì system; interconnected series

HSK 3

必 bì certainly; definitely

HSK 4

乒 pīng onomatopoeia for a gunshot or the sound of objects colliding 失 shī to lose; to be deprived of (opposite of 得) 血 xuè blood (the red fluid circulating in the body, composed of plasma, red cells, white cells, and platelets)

HSK 5

乏 fá lacking; without 币 bì currency; money used as a medium of exchange 延 yán to stretch and lengthen; to extend 追 zhuī to chase; to catch up with

HSK 7

勿 wù do not; must not (prohibition or dissuasion) 囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler

2.2 厶 sī — private, personal, selfish

厶 is a component in 17 characters

HSK 1

么 me suffix 公 gōng public; belonging to the state or collective (opposite of '私') 去 qù to go (away from the speaker, opposite of 来) 能 néng ability; talent; skill

HSK 3

丢 diū to lose; to misplace 参 cān to join; to participate (in an activity) 育 yù to give birth to

HSK 4

云 yún (lit.) to say 允 yǔn to agree, to approve 台 tái a raised flat platform for observation 弃 qì to abandon, to discard

HSK 5

县 xiàn county (administrative unit under a province, autonomous region, municipality, or prefecture) 私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公)

HSK 7

勾 gōu to mark with a check or hook (indicating deletion or selection) 垒 lěi defensive wall or fortification in ancient military camps 弘 hóng a surname 矣 yǐ classical sentence-final particle: ① indicating completion (equivalent to '了'), ② indicating exclamation, ③ indicating command

Stroke order