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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?"
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When expressing "Then...," you can use "那么" (nàme) or "那" (nà) in order to begin a judgment or result from previous context. An example of this in English would be "Then, what should we do?"
  
 
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== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
 
Here are some examples of 那么 being used in this way.
 
  
 
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*大家 都 同意 这 个 方案,<em>那么</em> 我们 就 开始 做 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā dōu tóngyì zhège fāng'àn, <em>nàme</em> wǒmen jiù kāishǐ zuò ba.</span><span class="trans">Everyone agrees on this plan, so we'll start to do it.</span>
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*生气 没有 用 ,<em>那</em> 我 应该 怎么办 ?<span class="pinyin">Shēngqì méiyǒu yòng, <em>nà</em> wǒ yīnggāi zěnmebàn?</span> <span class="trans"> .</span>
*你 认为 这个 想法 行不通 ,<em>那么</em> 你 有 其他 的 想法 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ rènwéi zhège xiǎngfǎ xíng bùtōng, <em>nàme</em> nǐ yǒu qítā de xiǎngfǎ ma?</span><span class="trans">You don’t think this idea is possible. Then have you got any other good idea?</span>
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*你 说 得 有 道理 ,<em>那么</em> 就 这么 办 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, <em>nàme</em> jiù zhème bàn ba.</span><span class="trans"> .</span>
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*老板 不 满意 这个 方案 ,<em>那么</em> 你们 再 改改 。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn bù mǎnyì zhège fāng'àn, <em>nàme</em> nǐmen zài gǎigai.</span><span class="trans"> .</span>
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*大家 都 同意 <em>那么</em> 我们 就 开始 做 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā dōu tóngyì, <em>nàme</em> wǒmen jiù kāishǐ zuò ba.</span><span class="trans">Everyone agrees on this, so we'll start to do it.</span>
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*你 认为 这个 想法 不行 ,<em></em> 你 有 别的 想法 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ rènwéi zhège xiǎngfǎ xíng , <em></em> nǐ yǒu bié de xiǎngfǎ ma?</span><span class="trans">You don't think this idea is good. Then have you got any other good idea?</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 09:01, 1 September 2017

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) or "那" (nà) 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 / Decision

Examples

  • 生气 没有 用 , 我 应该 怎么办 ?Shēngqì méiyǒu yòng, wǒ yīnggāi zěnmebàn? .
  • 你 说 得 有 道理 ,那么 就 这么 办 吧 。Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, nàme jiù zhème bàn ba. .
  • 老板 不 满意 这个 方案 ,那么 你们 再 改改 。Lǎobǎn bù mǎnyì zhège fāng'àn, nàme nǐmen zài gǎigai. .
  • 大家 都 同意 ,那么 我们 就 开始 做 吧 。Dàjiā dōu tóngyì, nàme wǒmen jiù kāishǐ zuò ba.Everyone agrees on this, so we'll start to do it.
  • 你 认为 这个 想法 不行 , 你 有 别的 想法 吗 ?Nǐ rènwéi zhège xiǎngfǎ bù xíng , nǐ yǒu bié de xiǎngfǎ ma?You don't think this idea is good. Then have you got any other good idea?

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