that

Pronunciation: [ðæt]

Average Rank: 8

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 那, 那个 conj. 以致, 因为 pron. 那 adv. 那么, 那样

Detailed Explanations:
  • pron., a., conj., & As a demonstrative pronoun (pl. Those),
  • that usually points out, or refers to, a person or thing previously
  • mentioned, or supposed to be understood. That, as a demonstrative, may
  • precede the noun to which it refers; as, that which he has said is
  • true; those in the basket are good apples.
  • pron., a., conj., & As an adjective, that has the same
  • demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun.
  • pron., a., conj., & As a relative pronoun, that is
  • equivalent to who or which, serving to point out, and make definite, a
  • person or thing spoken of, or alluded to, before, and may be either
  • singular or plural.
  • pron., a., conj., & As a conjunction, that retains much of
  • its force as a demonstrative pronoun.
  • pron., a., conj., & To introduce a clause employed as the
  • object of the preceding verb, or as the subject or predicate nominative
  • of a verb.
  • pron., a., conj., & To introduce, a reason or cause; --
  • equivalent to for that, in that, for the reason that, because.
  • pron., a., conj., & To introduce a purpose; -- usually
  • followed by may, or might, and frequently preceded by so, in order, to
  • the end, etc.
  • pron., a., conj., & To introduce a consequence, result, or
  • effect; -- usually preceded by so or such, sometimes by that.
  • pron., a., conj., & In an elliptical sentence to introduce
  • a dependent sentence expressing a wish, or a cause of surprise,
  • indignation, or the like.
  • pron., a., conj., & As adverb: To such a degree; so; as, he
  • was that frightened he could say nothing.
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating:
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#9

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.9% (Top 99.9% most frequent)
99.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#7

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 99.9% (Top 99.9% most frequent)
99.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#7

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.9% (Top 99.9% most frequent)
99.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.