Chinese word

那些

Pronunciation

Pinyinnà xiē

Meaning

  • pronounthose

Example

那些都是我的。nà xiē dōu shì wǒ de

Those are all mine.

Illustration for 那些 (those)

More examples

我认识那些人。wǒ rèn shí nà xiē rén

I know those people.

Core concept

A pointing word that gathers several things over there, or things already mentioned, into one group.

Common phrases

  • 那些人nà xiē rén

    those people

  • 那些东西nà xiē dōng xī

    those things

  • 那些书nà xiē shū

    those books

Similar words

这些zhè xiē: Points to a group of several things near the speaker or listener.
那nà: Points to one thing over there or away from the current place.
哪些nǎ xiē: Asks which items from a group are the right ones.
哪个nǎ ge: Asks which single item from a group is the right one.

Definition in Chinese

用来指代离说话者较远或在语境中已提到的若干对象，表示它们的复数集合而非单个。yòng lái zhǐ dài lí shuō huà zhě jiào yuǎn huò zài yǔ jìng zhōng yǐ tí dào de ruò gān duì xiàng biǎo shì tā men de fù shù jí hé ér fēi dān gè

Word origin

那些 (nàxiē, "those") combines 那 (nà, "that") with 些 (xiē, "some"), so the pointing word refers to several items rather than one.

Usage tips

  • 那些 (nàxiē, "those") stays the same for groups of people, books, or other things, and the noun after it does not need a plural ending.

Opposites

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