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| − | * | + | *他 不 听 ，<em>那</em> 我 应该 怎么办 ？<span class="pinyin">Tā bù tīng, <em>nà</em> wǒ yīnggāi zěnmebàn?</span> <span class="trans">He wouldn't listen. 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 同意 ，<em>那</em> 你 怎么办 ？<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn bù mǎnyì zhège fāng'àn, <em>nà</em> nǐmen zài gǎigai.</span><span class="trans">The boss is not very satisfied with the p, so you keep working on it.</span> | *老板 不 同意 ，<em>那</em> 你 怎么办 ？<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn bù mǎnyì zhège fāng'àn, <em>nà</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 到 了 ，<em> | + | *大家 都 到 了 ，<em>那么</em> 我们 开始 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā dōu dào le, <em>nàme</em> wǒmen kāishǐ ba.</span><span class="trans">Everybody is here, so let's start.</span> |
*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> | *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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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
- 他 不 听 ，那 我 应该 怎么办 ？ He wouldn't listen. What shall I do then?
- 你 说 得 有 道理 ，那么 就 这么 办 吧 。What you said makes sense to me, so just do it as you said.
- 老板 不 同意 ，那 你 怎么办 ？The boss is not very satisfied with the p, so you keep working on it.
- 大家 都 到 了 ，那么 我们 开始 吧 。Everybody is here, so let's start.
- 你 认为 这个 办法 不行 ，那 你 有 别的 办法 吗 ？You don't think this idea is good. Then have you got any other good idea?
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
- 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (p. 122) →buy
