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那些

nàxiē

those

Usage note

那些用来指代前面提到的多个事物。

nàxiē lái yòng zhuǎnde biàn dài qián miàn tōng zhào de duō gè wù shì.

那些 is used to refer to multiple things mentioned earlier.

Context note

那些常用于描述多个物品或人,比如在超市看到多种水果时。

nàxiē cháng yòng yú miáo shù duō gè wù pǐn huò rén , bǐ rú zài shān shì kàn dào zhòng duō guǒ shuǐ shí 。

那些 is often used to describe multiple items or people, for example when seeing various fruits in a supermarket.

5 examples

那些苹果很好吃。
nà xiē píng guǒ hěn hǎo chī。
Those apples are very delicious.
我买了那些书。
wǒ mǎi le nà xiē shū。
I bought those books.
那些小朋友在公园玩。
nà xiē xiǎo péng yǒu zài gōng yuán wán。
Those children are playing in the park.
妈妈给我买了一些那些衣服。
mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le yì xiē nà xiē yī fu。
Mom bought me some of those clothes.
我们看到了那些鸟儿。
wǒ men kàn dào le nà xiē niǎo ér。
We saw those birds.

5 mini stories

妈妈买了许多水果,我最喜欢吃那些苹果。
mā ma mǎi le xǔ duō shuǐ guǒ, wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī nà xiē píng guǒ。
Mom bought many fruits, and I like to eat those apples the most.
我们去了公园,看到了那些漂亮的花。
wǒ men qù le gōng yuán, kàn dào le nà xiē piào liang de huā。
We went to the park and saw those beautiful flowers.
爸爸给我买了许多玩具,我最喜欢玩那些飞机模型。
bà ba gěi wǒ mǎi le xǔ duō wán jù, wǒ zuì xǐ huan wán nà xiē fēi jī mó xíng。
Dad bought me many toys, and I like playing with those airplane models the most.
我们去了动物园,看到了那些可爱的小动物。
wǒ men qù le dòng wù yuán, kàn dào le nà xiē kě ài de xiǎo dòng wù。
We went to the zoo and saw those cute little animals.
妈妈给我买了许多书,我最喜欢看那些故事书。
mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le xǔ duō shū, wǒ zuì xǐ huan kàn nà xiē gù shì shū。
Mom bought me many books, and I like reading those storybooks the most.

Mini dialogue

那些花

A
那些花真好看。
Nàxiē huā zhēn hǎokàn.
Those flowers are really pretty.
B
是啊,是红色的。
Shì a, shì hóngsè de.
Yes, they are red.

那些书

A
那些是你的书吗?
Nàxiē shì nǐ de shū ma?
Are those your books?
B
不是,是哥哥的。
Bù shì, shì gēge de.
No, they are my older brother's.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
这些
zhèxiē
these

那些 means 'those' (far), 这些 means 'these' (near).

related
那个
nàge
that

那些 is plural 'those', 那个 is singular 'that'.

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