Expressing "then…" with "name"
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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?"
Context + 那么 + Result
Examples
Here are some examples of 那么 being used in this way.
- 既然 大家 都 不 同意 这 个 做法,那么 ,再 跟 经理 讨论 一下 吧。
- 十五路 公共 汽车 已经 没有 了,那么 ,我们 怎么 回家?
- 我 的 文章 的 初稿 真 不 太 好,那么 ,明天 我 怎么 交 论文 呢?
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