How to Say ‘That is’ in Traditional Chinese
那是
nà shì
[nà shì]
💬 Usage Tip: 那是 is often used to agree with or confirm something just said, like 'that's...' in English. You can build on it easily: 那是好問題 or 那是個機會.
Phrase Breakdown
那
nà
[nà]
that
'那' is a demonstrative pronoun used to point to a distant object or concept.
那是一本書。
That is a book.
是
shì
[shì]
is/are/am
'是' is a verb that functions as 'to be', used to equate or define.
這是我的朋友。
This is my friend.
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