Expressing "then…" with "name"

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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

  • 生气 没有 用 , 我 应该 怎么办 ?Shēngqì méiyǒu yòng, wǒ yīnggāi zěnmebàn? .
  • 你 说 得 有 道理 ,那么 就 这么 办 吧 。Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, nàme jiù zhème bàn ba. .
  • 老板 不 满意 这个 方案 ,那么 你们 再 改改 。Lǎobǎn bù mǎnyì zhège fāng'àn, nàme nǐmen zài gǎigai. .
  • 大家 都 同意 ,那么 我们 就 开始 做 吧 。Dàjiā dōu tóngyì, nàme wǒmen jiù kāishǐ zuò ba.Everyone agrees on this, so we'll start to do it.
  • 你 认为 这个 想法 不行 , 你 有 别的 想法 吗 ?Nǐ rènwéi zhège xiǎngfǎ bù xíng , nǐ yǒu bié de xiǎngfǎ ma?You don't think this idea is good. Then have you got any other good idea?

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