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) 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 ，那 我 应该 怎么办 ？Shēngqì méiyǒu yòng, nà 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 满意 这个 方案 ，那么 你们 再 改改 。Lǎobǎn bù mǎnyì zhège fāng'àn, nàme nǐmen zài gǎigai.The boss is not very satisfied with the paln, so you keep working on it.
• 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 ，那 你 有 别的 想法 吗 ？Nǐ rènwéi zhège xiǎngfǎ bù xíng , nà nǐ yǒu bié de xiǎngfǎ ma?You don't think this idea is good. Then have you got any other good idea?

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
• 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (p. 122) →buy