{{Grammar Box}} 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 ==
*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== *[[Explaining results with "suoyi"]] *[[Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"]] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 104-5)　[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy] * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (pp. 51-2) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy] * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)]] (pp. 103) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192 →buy] *[[卓越汉语－公司实战篇]] (p. 122) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87-%E8%83%A1%E7%81%B5%E5%9D%87/dp/B003QZWQ6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347863170&sr=8-1 →buy] [[Category:B1 grammar points]] [[Category:Connectors]] {{Similar|Explaining results with "suoyi"}} {{Similar|Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"}} {{Basic Grammar|那么|B1|那么⋯⋯|那么，我们 怎么 办？|grammar point|ASGX298Z}} {{Rel char|那}} {{POS|Conjunctions}} {{Translation|then}} {{Used for|Connecting ideas}}