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| − | *既然 大家 都 不 同意 这 个 做法，<em>那么</em> ，再 跟 经理 讨论 一下 吧。 | + | *既然 大家 都 不 同意 这 个 做法，<em>那么</em> ，再 跟 经理 讨论 一下 吧。<span class="trans">Since no one agreed on a plan, then we'll have to discuss a little with the manager.</span> |
| − | *十五路 公共 汽车 已经 没有 了，<em>那么</em> ，我们 怎么 回家? | + | *十五路 公共 汽车 已经 没有 了，<em>那么</em> ，我们 怎么 回家?<span class="trans">The Line 15 bus already stopped running, so how are we going to get home?</span> |
| − | *我 的 文章 的 初稿 真 不 太 好，<em>那么</em> ，明天 我 怎么 交 论文 呢？ | + | *我 的 文章 的 初稿 真 不 太 好，<em>那么</em> ，明天 我 怎么 交 论文 呢？<span class="trans">My first draft isn't very good, so how am I going to hand in a dissertation tomorrow?</span> |
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Are you looking for another way to use 那么? Then, take a look at this article!
Structure
When expressing "Then...", you can use "那么" (nàme) in order to begin a judgment or result from previous context. An example of this in English would be "Then, what should we do?"
Context + 那么 + Result
Examples
Here are some examples of 那么 being used in this way.
- 既然 大家 都 不 同意 这 个 做法，那么 ，再 跟 经理 讨论 一下 吧。Since no one agreed on a plan, then we'll have to discuss a little with the manager.
- 十五路 公共 汽车 已经 没有 了，那么 ，我们 怎么 回家?The Line 15 bus already stopped running, so how are we going to get home?
- 我 的 文章 的 初稿 真 不 太 好，那么 ，明天 我 怎么 交 论文 呢？My first draft isn't very good, so how am I going to hand in a dissertation tomorrow?
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 104-5) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 51-2) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 103) →buy
