Chinese words starting with “na”
12 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable na. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 14 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial n · final a · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 3
- 3rd tone 3
- 4th tone 6
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 那么nà meHSK 2
like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case
- 那些nà xiēHSK 1
those
- 哪里nǎ lǐHSK 1
where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里
- 那样nà yàngHSK 2
that kind; that sort
- 那里nà liHSK 1
there; that place
- 那时nà shíHSK 2
then; at that time; in those days
- 那边nà bianHSK 1
over there; yonder
- 哪儿nǎ rHSK 1
where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
- 那儿nà rHSK 1
there
- 哪些nǎ xiēHSK 1
which ones?; who?; what?
- 拿到ná dàoHSK 2
to get; to obtain
- 拿出ná chūHSK 2
to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)
- 那会儿nà huì rHSK 2
at that time (in the past or the future); also pr. [nèi huì r]
- 那时候nà shí houHSK 2
at that time
All 12 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 那 | nà | r,c | (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) | |
| 2 | 拿 | ná | v | to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object) | |
| 3 | 哪 | nǎ | r,y | how; which | |
| 4 | 哪怕 | nǎ pà | c | even; even if; even though; no matter how | |
| 5 | 拿走 | ná zǒu | v | to take away | |
| 6 | 纳税人 | nà shuì rén | n | taxpayer | |
| 7 | 纳税 | nà shuì | v,vn | to pay taxes | |
| 8 | 纳入 | nà rù | v | to bring into; to channel into; to integrate into; to incorporate | |
| 9 | 拿手 | ná shǒu | a | expert in; good at | |
| 10 | 呐喊 | nà hǎn | v,vn | shout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout | |
| 11 | 纳闷儿 | nà mèn r | erhua variant of 纳闷; puzzled; bewildered | ||
| 12 | 哪知道 | nǎ zhī dào | who would have thought that ...? |
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