Chinese word

那样

Pronunciation

Pinyinnà yàng

Meaning

  • adverbthat way

Example

那样做就行了。nà yàng zuò jiù xíng le

It's fine to do it that way.

Illustration for 那样 (that way)

More examples

如果那样的话，我们就改时间。rú guǒ nà yàng de huà wǒ men jiù gǎi shí jiān

If so, we'll change the time.

Core concept

A pointer back to a way, situation, or degree already in view.

Common phrases

  • 那样做nà yàng zuò

    do so

  • 那样的话nà yàng de huà

    if so

Similar words

这样zhè yàng: Refers to doing something in the way just shown or described.
那么nà me: Shows that an action or response fits a situation or degree just mentioned.
一样yí yàng: Shows that a way of doing something or a state is the same as one already mentioned.

Definition in Chinese

表示按那种方式行事或达到那种程度，也可用作指示代词指向前述的情形或样子。biǎo shì àn nà zhǒng fāng shì xíng shì huò dá dào nà zhǒng chéng dù yě kě yòng zuò zhǐ shì dài cí zhǐ xiàng qián shù de qíng xíng huò yàng zi

Word origin

那样 (nàyàng, "that way") combines 那 (nà, "that") + 样 (yàng, "form; manner"), pointing to a manner or state mentioned earlier.

Usage tips

  • Chinese can place this word before a verb when the earlier way of doing something is understood, so the action itself need not be repeated.

Other meanings

  • suchadjective
  • soadverb

Opposites

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