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(nà yàng) - that way, like that, such in Mandarin

yàng

Traditional: 那樣

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Translation

that way, like that, such

Word origin

那样 (nàyàng) 'that way, like that' joins the demonstrative 那 'that' with 样 'manner, kind, shape'. 样 is a tree radical 木 plus phonetic 羊.

Origin
compound
Root
那 (that) + 样 (manner, kind)

Stroke order

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Examples

Don't say it like that.

Doing it that way is wrong.

He is just that kind of person.

Don't look at me like that.

那样 (nà yàng) means that way, like that, such. It is used as a pronoun in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 6.