Difference between revisions of "Expressing "then…" with "name""

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Level

B1 / HSK3
Level

B1
Level

HSK3
Similar to
- Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi" (A2)
Similar to
- Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi" (HSK2)
Used for

Connecting ideas
Keywords

那么, 那

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?

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
卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (p. 122) →buy

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 * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (pp. 51-2) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy]
 * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)]] (pp. 103) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192 →buy]
+*[[卓越汉语－公司实战篇]] (p. 122) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87-%E8%83%A1%E7%81%B5%E5%9D%87/dp/B003QZWQ6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347863170&sr=8-1 →buy]