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The Chinese word "那个" is formed by combining the demonstrative character "那", meaning "that", with the general measure word "个", which serves as a classifier for nouns. This pairing results in a demonstrative phrase that points to a specific but unspecified object, essentially meaning "that one", where "那" indicates distance and "个" acts as a placeholder for the noun being referenced.

Example Sentences Hide

那个书包很重。

Nà ge shūbāo hěn zhòng.

That backpack is very heavy.

我喜欢那个蓝色的车。

Wǒ xǐhuān nà ge lán sè de chē.

I like that blue car.

你知道那个地方在哪里吗？

Nǐ zhīdào nà ge dìfāng zài nǎlǐ ma?

Do you know where that place is?

他买了那个我昨天看到的玩具。

Tā mǎi le nà ge wǒ zuótiān kàn dào de wánjù.

He bought that toy that I saw yesterday.

那个站在门口的人是我的老师。

Nà ge zhàn zài ménkǒu de rén shì wǒ de lǎoshī.

The person standing at the door is my teacher.

Word Definition - 那个

nà ge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc); (euph.) menstruation; sex; also pr. [nèi ge]

Individual Character Details

那 nā, nuó, nǎ, nà, nuó
个 gě, gè, gè