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*既然 大家 都 同意 这 个 方案,<em>那么</em> ,我们就开始实施吧。<span class="pinyin">Jìrán dàjiā dōu tóngyì zhège fāng'àn, <em>nàme</em>, wǒmen jiù kāishǐ shíshī ba.</span><span class="trans">Since everyone agreed on this plan, then we'll put it into efforts.</span>
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*既然 大家 都 同意 这 个 方案,<em>那么</em> ,我们就开始实施吧。<span class="pinyin">Jìrán dàjiā dōu tóngyì zhège fāng'àn, <em>nàme</em>, wǒmen jiù kāishǐ shíshī ba.</span><span class="trans">Since everyone agrees on this plan, then we'll start to implement it.</span>
 
*你认为这个想法行不通,<em>那么</em>,你有其他的想法吗?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ rènwéi zhège xiǎngfǎ xíng bùtōng, <em>nàme</em>, nǐ yǒu qítā de xiǎngfǎ ma?</span><span class="trans">You don’t think this idea is possible. Then have you got any other good idea?</span>
 
*你认为这个想法行不通,<em>那么</em>,你有其他的想法吗?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ rènwéi zhège xiǎngfǎ xíng bùtōng, <em>nàme</em>, nǐ yǒu qítā de xiǎngfǎ ma?</span><span class="trans">You don’t think this idea is possible. Then have you got any other good idea?</span>
 
*十五路 公共 汽车 已经 没有 了,<em>那么</em> ,我们 怎么 回家?<span class="pinyin">Shíwǔ lù gōnggòng qìchē yǐjīng méiyǒu le, <em>nàme</em>, wǒmen zěnme huíjiā?</span><span class="trans">The Line 15 bus already stopped running, so how are we going to get home?</span>
 
*十五路 公共 汽车 已经 没有 了,<em>那么</em> ,我们 怎么 回家?<span class="pinyin">Shíwǔ lù gōnggòng qìchē yǐjīng méiyǒu le, <em>nàme</em>, wǒmen zěnme huíjiā?</span><span class="trans">The Line 15 bus already stopped running, so how are we going to get home?</span>

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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) 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 同意 这 个 方案,那么 ,我们就开始实施吧。Jìrán dàjiā dōu tóngyì zhège fāng'àn, nàme, wǒmen jiù kāishǐ shíshī ba.Since everyone agrees on this plan, then we'll start to implement it.
  • 你认为这个想法行不通,那么,你有其他的想法吗?Nǐ rènwéi zhège xiǎngfǎ xíng bùtōng, nàme, nǐ yǒu qítā de xiǎngfǎ ma?You don’t think this idea is possible. Then have you got any other good idea?
  • 十五路 公共 汽车 已经 没有 了,那么 ,我们 怎么 回家?Shíwǔ lù gōnggòng qìchē yǐjīng méiyǒu le, nàme, wǒmen zěnme huíjiā?The Line 15 bus already stopped running, so how are we going to get home?
  • 我 的 文章 的 初稿 真 不 太 好,那么 ,明天 我 怎么 交 论文 呢?Wǒ de wénzhāng de chūgǎo zhēn bù tài hǎo, nàme, míngtiān wǒ zěnme jiāo lùnwén ne?My first draft isn't very good, so how am I going to hand in a dissertation tomorrow?

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