那 nǎ / nà / nèi — how; which; that; those; that; those
那座山很高。Nà zuò shān hěn gāo.That mountain is very tall.
Common words: 那些 (nà xiē)、那里 (nà li)、那边 (nà bian)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "that"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "that", including 那 (nǎ / nà / nèi), 那 (nǎ / nà / nèi), 其 (qí), 该 (gāi), 彼 (bǐ). Study pinyin, English meanings…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "that" covers 5 different Chinese characters — 那 (nǎ / nà / nèi), 那 (nǎ / nà / nèi), 其 (qí), 该 (gāi), 彼 (bǐ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 5 characters do not share a sound — their readings span nǎ, nà, nèi, qí, gāi, bǐ — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 那 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 那 nǎ / nà / nèihow; which; that; those; that; thoseUseful words: 那些, 那里
- 那 nǎ / nà / nèihow; which; that; those; that; thoseUseful words: 那些, 那里
- 其 qíhis; her; its; theirs; that; suchUseful words: 其他, 其中
- 该 gāithat; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought toUseful words: 应该, 活该
- 彼 bǐthat; those; (one) another)Useful words: 彼此, 此起彼伏
Common words for these 5 "that" characters
Anchor each of these 5 characters in a word you can picture — start with 那 (nǎ / nà / nèi) — so "that" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 5 ways to say "that".
那 nǎ / nà / nèi — how; which; that; those; that; those
那座山很高。Nà zuò shān hěn gāo.That mountain is very tall.
Common words: 那些 (nà xiē)、那里 (nà li)、那边 (nà bian)
其 qí — his; her; its; theirs; that; such
他对其他同学很友好。Tā duì qí tā tóng xué hěn yǒu hǎo.He is friendly to the other classmates.
Common words: 其他 (qí tā)、其中 (qí zhōng)、其实 (qí shí)
该 gāi — that; the above-mentioned; most likely; to deserve; should; ought to
你应该早点儿睡觉。Nǐ yīng gāi zǎo diǎnr shuì jiào.You should go to bed earlier.
Common words: 应该 (yīng gāi)、活该 (huó gāi)、不该 (bù gāi)
彼 bǐ — that; those; (one) another)
真正的朋友会彼此信任。Zhēn zhèng de péng you huì bǐ cǐ xìn rèn.True friends trust each other.
Common words: 彼此 (bǐ cǐ)、此起彼伏 (cǐ qǐ bǐ fú)、彼时 (bǐ shí)
All 5 characters
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