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那儿

HSK 1Word · PronounTraditional那兒

there; that time (after certain prepositions)

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

pronoun

there; that place

informal

The informal spoken form of '那里 (nàli)'. Used to refer to a place relatively far from the speaker.

Wǒ我
zuó昨
tiān天
qù去
nà那
r儿
le了
 。

I went there yesterday.

Nà那
r儿
de的
tiān天
qì气
hěn很
rè热
 。

The weather there is very hot.

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Tā他
zuò坐
zài在
nà那
r儿
kàn看
shū书
 。

He is sitting there reading a book.

2.

pronoun

that time; then (used after prepositions '打', '从', '由')

informal

Used to refer to a point in time in the past, following specific prepositions.

Dǎ打
nà那
r儿
qǐ起
 ，
tā他
jiù就
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
chén晨
yòng用
bàn半
xiǎo小
shí时
lái来
duàn锻
liàn炼
shēn身
tǐ体
 。

From then on, he has used half an hour every morning to exercise.

Cóng从
nà那
r儿
yǐ以
hòu后
 ，
wǒ我
zài再
yě也
méi没
jiàn见
guò过
tā他
 。

Since then, I have never seen him again.

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Yóu由
nà那
r儿
kāi开
shǐ始
 ，
gù故
shì事
biàn变
de得
yǒu有
qù趣
le了
 。

From that point on, the story became interesting.