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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">It's no use being angry. What shall I do then?</span>
 
*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">It's no use being angry. What shall I do then?</span>
 
*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">What you said makes sense to me, so just do it as you said.</span>
 
*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">What you said makes sense to me, so just do it as you said.</span>
*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">The boss is not very satisfied with the paln, so you keep working on it.</span>
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*老板 不 同意 ,<em></em> 你 怎么办 ?<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn bù mǎnyì zhège fāng'àn, <em></em> nǐmen zài gǎigai.</span><span class="trans">The boss is not very satisfied with the p, so you keep working on it.</span>
*大家 都 同意 ,<em>那么</em> 我们 开始 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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*大家 都 到 了 ,<em></em> 我们 开始 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā dōu dào le, <em></em> wǒmen kāishǐ ba.</span><span class="trans">Everyone agrees on this, so let's start.</span>
*你 认为 这个 想法 不行 ,<em>那</em> 你 有 别的 想法 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ rènwéi zhège xiǎngfǎ bù xíng , <em>nà</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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*你 认为 这个 办法 不行 ,<em>那</em> 你 有 别的 办法 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ rènwéi zhège bànfǎ bù xíng , <em>nà</em> nǐ yǒu bié de bànfǎ 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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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? It's no use being angry. What shall I do then?
  • 你 说 得 有 道理 ,那么 就 这么 办 吧 。Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, nàme jiù zhème bàn ba.What you said makes sense to me, so just do it as you said.
  • 老板 不 同意 , 你 怎么办 ?Lǎobǎn bù mǎnyì zhège fāng'àn, nǐmen zài gǎigai.The boss is not very satisfied with the p, so you keep working on it.
  • 大家 都 到 了 , 我们 开始 吧 。Dàjiā dōu dào le, wǒmen kāishǐ ba.Everyone agrees on this, so let's start.
  • 你 认为 这个 办法 不行 , 你 有 别的 办法 吗 ?Nǐ rènwéi zhège bànfǎ bù xíng , nǐ yǒu bié de bànfǎ ma?You don't think this idea is good. Then have you got any other good idea?

See also

Sources and further reading

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