Expressing "then…" with "name"

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

• Explaining results with "suoyi"
• Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"

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