Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
那種
nà zhǒng
Description
我们说“那种”的时候，是指前面提过的某一类东西或人。
When we say "那種", we refer to a certain type of thing or person mentioned earlier.
比如你不喜欢某种电影，就可以说“我不看那种电影”。
For example, if you don't like a certain kind of movie, you can say "I don't watch 那種 movies."
Meanings
那種nà zhǒng
that kind of; that type of
我不喜欢那种颜色。
I don't like that color.
那種人nà zhǒng rén
that kind of person (often negative)
他不是那种人。
He is not that kind of person.
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Notes
- Etymology
那 (that) + 種 (kind/type), a demonstrative measure phrase.
- Nuance
這種 means 'this kind', 哪種 means 'which kind'; 那 points to something distant or mentioned.
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