Definition
那会儿 (nà huìr, not 'nā') is a colloquial pronoun meaning 'that time' or 'back then', used in spoken Chinese to refer to a specific past moment or period. It often carries a rhotic suffix (儿化) in Beijing-influenced speech. Be aware that the source data lists the pinyin as simply 'nā', which is incomplete — the word is two syllables: nà huìr / nèi huìr.
pr.
at that time (colloquial)thenback then
Examples
- 那会儿。nā wǒ hái zài shàngxué.Back then I was still in school.
- 那会儿。Cóng nā dào xiànzài yǐjīng shí nián le.It has been ten years from then until now.
- 那会儿。nā wǒ hái bù zhīdào tā de míngzì.At that time I still didn't know his name.
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