(nà xiē) - those in Mandarin
nàxiēTraditional: 那些
HSK 2
#162 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
those
Word origin
那些 (nàxiē) 'those' joins the demonstrative 那 'that' with 些 'some, a few', a plural quantifier. 些 combines 此 'this' with 二 'two', conveying a small plurality.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 那 (that) + 些 (some, plural marker)
Stroke order
那
些
Examples
？
Whose are those?
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Those books are very expensive.
。
I don't want those.
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Those flowers are really lovely.
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Those books are mine.
那些 (nà xiē) means those. It is used as a pronoun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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