那个
nà​gènà​ge

that

  • updated sense approved 那个/那個 · nà​gè · that

    那个 / 那個

    nà​gè

    that

    demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a person or thing that is distant or already mentioned in the discourse.

    你看那个穿红色衣服的人是谁？

    pronoun, particle, punctuation, verb → pronoun, particle, punctuation, verb, noun

    updated sense

  • updated sense approved 那个/那個 · nà​gè · that

    那个 / 那個

    nà​gè

    that

    demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a person or thing that is distant or already mentioned in the discourse.

    你看那个穿红色衣服的人是谁？

    pronoun, particle, punctuation → pronoun, particle, punctuation, verb

    updated sense

  • updated sense approved 那个/那個 · nà​gè · that

    那个 / 那個

    nà​gè

    that

    demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a person or thing that is distant or already mentioned in the discourse.

    你看那个穿红色衣服的人是谁？

    pronoun, particle → pronoun, particle, punctuation

    updated sense

  • updated sense approved 那个/那個 · nà​gè · that

    那个 / 那個

    nà​gè

    that

    demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a person or thing that is distant or already mentioned in the discourse.

    你看那个穿红色衣服的人是谁？

    pronoun → pronoun, particle

    updated sense

  • updated sense approved 那个/那個 · nà​gè · that — "example sentence updated"

    那个 / 那個

    nà​gè

    that

    demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a person or thing that is distant or already mentioned in the discourse.

    那个人是谁？ → 你看那个穿红色衣服的人是谁？

    pronoun

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 那个/那個 · nà​gè · that

    那个 / 那個

    nà​gè

    that

    demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a person or thing that is distant or already mentioned in the discourse.

    那个人是谁？

    pronoun

    created sense

  • created sense approved 那个/那個 · nà​ge · emphasis

    那个 / 那個

    nà​ge

    emphasis

    used before a verb or adjective for emphasis or intensification

    他那个高兴就别提了，嘴都合不拢了。

    nèi​ge

    pronoun

    created sense

  • created sense approved 那个/那個 · nà​ge · that

    那个 / 那個

    nà​ge

    that

    that one or that thing, as opposed to this

    我不想要这个，我想要那个。

    nèi​ge

    pronoun

    created sense

  • created sense approved 那个/那個 · nà​ge · filler

    那个 / 那個

    nà​ge

    filler

    a speech filler used when one is hesitating or thinking of what to say next, similar to "um" or "err"

    那个，请问去火车站怎么走？

    nèi​ge

    pronoun

    created sense

  • created sense approved 那个/那個 · nà​ge · euphemism

    那个 / 那個

    nà​ge

    euphemism

    used to indirectly refer to embarrassing or taboo topics such as sex or menstruation, or as a placeholder for a forgotten word

    她那个来了，所以今天不能去游泳。

    nèi​ge

    pronoun

    created sense