that in Chinese

How to write 那个

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那个 is written entirely with characters at HSK 1 level or below. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

那个 in a sentence

• 那nà是shì什shén么me？

  What is that?

• 我wǒ要yào那nà个gè。

  I want that one.

• 那nà个gè人rén是shì谁shuí？

  Who is that person?

• 那nà个gè苹píng果guǒ很hěn大dà。

  That apple is big.

那个 vs 这个 vs 那里

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 这个 zhè ge this; this one

  The opposite pair — 这 near, 那 far. 那个 is also the Chinese 'um', a filler while thinking.

• 那里 nà lǐ there

  那个 = 'that' + measure word 个 before nouns; 那里 = the place 'there'.