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The word 那个 is formed by combining the demonstrative character 那 (nà), meaning "that", with the general and frequently used measure word 个 (ge), which acts as a nominalizer or placeholder for an object. This pairing follows the standard Chinese structural template where a demonstrative is directly coupled with a classifier to create a specific demonstrative phrase, resulting in a cohesive unit that literally means "that one".

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