那阵子 (nā) — that period of time; those days
Definition
A colloquial way to refer to a stretch of past time ('that period, those days'), longer than a single moment but not pinpointed on the calendar. More vivid and informal than the neutral 那时候.
noun
that period of timethose days
Examples
- 那阵子。nā Wǒ hái zài běi jīng gōng zuò.At that time I was still working in Beijing.
- 那阵子。nā Tā měi tiān dōu lái tú shū guǎn xué xí.In those days he came to the library every day to study.
- ，。Zì cóng nà zhèn zi yǐ hòu, wǒ men jiù méi zài jiàn guò miàn.Since that period, we haven't seen each other again.
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