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In English, the words "that" and "so" are often used to increase the extent of an adjective. In Chinese, 那么 (nàme) and 这么 (zhème) serve the same function. The structure is:
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In English, the words "that" and "so" are often used to increase the extent of an adjective. In Chinese, 那么 (nàme) and 这么 (zhème) serve the same function.  
  
 
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== Sources and further reading ==
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=== Books ===
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* [[Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)]] (pp. 15) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00326U9MS/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00326U9MS →buy]
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Revision as of 08:22, 16 May 2012

Structure

In English, the words "that" and "so" are often used to increase the extent of an adjective. In Chinese, 那么 (nàme) and 这么 (zhème) serve the same function.

Subject + 那么 / 这么 + Adjective

Examples

  • 这 种 啤酒 这么 好喝!
  • 你 怎么 这么 美丽!
  • 那么 高!

See also

Sources and further reading

Books