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| − | * 大家 都 同意 这 个 方案，<em>那么</em> | + | *大家 都 同意 这 个 方案，<em>那么</em> 我们 就 开始 做 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā dōu tóngyì zhège fāng'àn, <em>nàme</em> wǒmen jiù kāishǐ zuò ba.</span><span class="trans">Everyone agrees on this plan, so we'll start to do it.</span> |
| − | * 你 认为 这个 想法 行不通 ，<em>那么</em> | + | *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> |
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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 / Decision
Examples
Here are some examples of 那么 being used in this way.
- 大家 都 同意 这 个 方案，那么 我们 就 开始 做 吧 。Everyone agrees on this plan, so we'll start to do it.
- 你 认为 这个 想法 行不通 ，那么 你 有 其他 的 想法 吗 ？You don’t think this idea is possible. Then have you got any other good idea?
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
- 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (p. 122) →buy
