(nà yàng) - that way, like that, such in Mandarin
nàyàngTraditional: 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
那
样
Examples
。
Don't say it like that.
。
Doing it that way is wrong.
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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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