Expressing "then…" with "name"
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English speakers often like to connect sentences together with "so..." and also try to do this in Chinese with the word 所以 (suǒyǐ). In reality, they should mostly be using 那么 (nàme).
Structure
When expressing "so...," you can use 那么 or 那 in order to begin a judgment or result from previous context. An example of this in English would be: "so, what should we do?"
Situation ，那么 + Suggestion / Decision
Examples
- 他 不 听 ，那 我 应该 怎么办 ？ He won't listen. So what should I do?
- 你 说 这个 办法 不行 ，那 你 有 别的 办法 吗 ？You said this idea is not going to work. So do you have any other ideas?
- 大家 都 到 了 ，那么 我们 开始 吧 。Everybody is here, so let's begin.
- 雨 停 了 ，那 我们 走 吧 。The rain has stopped, so let's leave.
- 你 说 得 有 道理 ，那么 就 这么 办 吧 。What you said makes sense, so let's just do that.
- 他 学 过 十 年 中文 ？那 他 的 中文 说 得 很 好 吧 ？He's studied Chinese for ten years? So he must speak Chinese really well, then?
- 他 表现 不错 ，那么 让 他 通过 吧 。He performed well, so let's let him pass.
- 会议 时间 已经 确定 了 ，那 你 快点 去 安排 吧 。The meeting time has been set, so please arrange it soon.
- 他们 没有 提前 通知 我们 ，那么 这 是 他们 的 责任 。They didn't notify us in advance, so this is their responsibility.
- 实现 这个 目标 应该 不 难 ，那么 我们 一起 努力 吧 。It shouldn't be difficult to reach this goal, so let's all really make an effort.
