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Contents
- Structure
- Examples
- See also
- Sources and further reading
- Books
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 ，那 我 应该 怎么办 ？ Shēngqì méiyǒu yòng, nà wǒ yīnggāi zěnmebàn? It's no use being angry. 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 满意 这个 方案 ，那么 你们 再 改改 。 Lǎobǎn bù mǎnyì zhège fāng'àn, nàme nǐmen zài gǎigai.
The boss is not very satisfied with the paln, so you keep working on it.
- 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 ，那 你 有 别的 想法 吗 ？ Nǐ rènwéi zhège xiǎngfǎ bù xíng , nà nǐ yǒu bié de xiǎngfǎ ma?
You don't think this idea is good. 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)
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 51-2)
- New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 103)
- 卓越汉语－公司实战篇(p. 122)