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*大家 都 到 了 ,<em>那么</em> 我们 开始 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā dōu dào le, <em>nàme</em> wǒmen kāishǐ ba.</span><span class="trans">Everybody is here, so let's start.</span>
 
*大家 都 到 了 ,<em>那么</em> 我们 开始 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā dōu dào le, <em>nàme</em> wǒmen kāishǐ ba.</span><span class="trans">Everybody is here, so let's start.</span>
 
*你 认为 这个 办法 不行 ,<em>那</em> 你 有 别的 办法 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ rènwéi zhège bànfǎ bù xíng , <em>nà</em> nǐ yǒu bié de bànfǎ ma?</span><span class="trans">You don't think this idea is good. Then have you got any other good idea?</span>
 
*你 认为 这个 办法 不行 ,<em>那</em> 你 有 别的 办法 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ rènwéi zhège bànfǎ bù xíng , <em>nà</em> nǐ yǒu bié de bànfǎ ma?</span><span class="trans">You don't think this idea is good. Then have you got any other good idea?</span>
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*他 最近 的 表现 不错 ,<em>那么</em> 就 让 他 通过 吧 。<span class="trans">His recent performance is not bad, so let him pass.</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) or "那" (nà) 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

  • 他 不 听 , 我 应该 怎么办 ?Tā bù tīng, wǒ yīnggāi zěnmebàn? He wouldn't listen. What shall I do then?
  • 你 说 得 有 道理 ,那么 就 这么 办 吧 。Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, nàme jiù zhème bàn ba.What you said makes sense to me, so just do it as you said.
  • 老板 不 同意 , 你 怎么办 ?Lǎobǎn bù mǎnyì zhège fāng'àn, nǐmen zài gǎigai.The boss is not very satisfied with the p, so you keep working on it.
  • 大家 都 到 了 ,那么 我们 开始 吧 。Dàjiā dōu dào le, nàme wǒmen kāishǐ ba.Everybody is here, so let's start.
  • 你 认为 这个 办法 不行 , 你 有 别的 办法 吗 ?Nǐ rènwéi zhège bànfǎ bù xíng , nǐ yǒu bié de bànfǎ ma?You don't think this idea is good. Then have you got any other good idea?
  • 他 最近 的 表现 不错 ,那么 就 让 他 通过 吧 。His recent performance is not bad, so let him pass.
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