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 "those"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "those", including 那 (nǎ / nà / nèi), 那 (nǎ / nà / nèi), 彼 (bǐ). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "those" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 那 (nǎ / nà / nèi), 那 (nǎ / nà / nèi), 彼 (bǐ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span nǎ, nà, nèi, 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
- 彼 bǐthat; those; (one) another)Useful words: 彼此, 此起彼伏
Common words for these 3 "those" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 那 (nǎ / nà / nèi) — so "those" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
那些nà xiēthose那里nà lithere; that place那边nà bianover there; yonder那些nà xiēthose那里nà lithere; that place那边nà bianover there; yonder彼此bǐ cǐeach other; one another此起彼伏cǐ qǐ bǐ fúup here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously彼时bǐ shíat that time
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 3 ways to say "those".
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)
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 3 characters
Open 那、那、彼 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.