Word

那些 (nà xiē) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 1

Meaning of 那些

代 dài pronoun

those

那些书很有趣。

nà xiē shū hěn yǒu qù

Those books are very interesting.

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Word breakdown

那 nà — that (indicating distance or previously mentioned)

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.

些 xiē — some, plural marker

1 一些 yì xiē — some HSK 1
- 一 one, a single
- 些 some, a little
Example

我有一些问题想问你。

wǒ yǒu yì xiē wèn tí xiǎng wèn nǐ

I have some questions I want to ask you.
2 哪些 nǎ xiē — which (plural) HSK 1
- 哪 which (interrogative)
- 些 plural marker (some/several)
Example

你喜欢哪些水果？

nǐ xǐ huan nǎ xiē shuǐ guǒ

Which fruits do you like?
3 有些 yǒu xiē — some HSK 1
- 有 to have; indicates existence or degree
- 些 some; a little; indicates an indefinite small amount or degree
Example

有些人喜欢喝茶。

yǒu xiē rén xǐ huan hē chá

Some people like to drink tea.
4 这些 zhè xiē — these HSK 1
- 这 this (demonstrative base indicating proximity)
- 些 some, several (pluralizing particle)
Example

这些书很有趣。

zhè xiē shū hěn yǒu qù

These books are very interesting.

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 些 xiē — placed after a verb or adjective to mean slightly or a little

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

consists of

2.1 此 cǐ — this; this one (opposed to 彼)

此 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 1

些 xiē placed after a verb or adjective to mean slightly or a little

HSK 3

嘴 zuǐ mouth (of a person or animal); organ for eating and speaking

HSK 5

紫 zǐ purple; violet color

HSK 6

柴 chái firewood; brushwood for burning

HSK 7

疵 cī flaw; blemish; defect 雌 cí female (of animals or plants, capable of producing egg cells; opposite of 雄)

2.2 二 èr — two (the number 1+1)

二 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 1

些 xiē placed after a verb or adjective to mean slightly or a little

HSK 3

言 yán (lit.) to speak; to say

HSK 4

云 yún (lit.) to say

HSK 7

仁 rén benevolence; the Confucian moral concept centered on compassion, love, and altruism 腻 nì to feel put off by greasy food

Stroke order