那
that; those; then; in that case
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplespronoun
that; those (referring to people or things relatively far)
Used to refer to people or things that are relatively far from the speaker. In spoken language, it is often pronounced as 'nèi' or 'nè' when followed by a classifier or numeral-classifier combination.
That old man is walking in the park.
That tree has a history of 100 years.
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Those books are what I borrowed from the library.
Those are my two friends; they are from Beijing.
At that time, I was still in elementary school.
pronoun
this and that; various things
Used in contrast with '这' (zhè) to indicate various unspecified people or things.
He talked about this and that, but just wouldn't get to the point.
The children looked at this and that, curious about everything.
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He was picky in the store, not wanting this one or that one.
The flowers in the garden are colorful—red, yellow, purple—this one is beautiful and that one is too.
During the vacation, we went to this place and that place, and had a great time.
conjunction
then; in that case; so
Functions similarly to '那么' (nàme), indicating sequence or inference.
Since you've already decided, then just do it well!
You're not taking it away, so you don't want it anymore?
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If it doesn't rain tomorrow, then we'll go mountain climbing.
He said he would help, so I don't need to ask someone else.
Since you know you were wrong, then you should correct it.