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- <p>In English, the words "that" and "so" are often used to increase
- the extent of an adjective (ex. "he is so tall" or "this food is so
- good"). In Chinese, 那么 (nàme) and 这么 (zhème) serve the same
- function.</p>
- <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
- <p>All you have to do to use this grammar structure is put the 那么
- or 这么 in front of the adjective.</p>
- <div class="jiegou">
- <p>Subj. + 那么 / 这么 + Adj.</p>
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- <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
- <div class="liju">
- <ul>
- <li>你 说得 <em>这么</em> 快，我 怎么 能 听懂？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ shuōde
- <em>zhème</em> kuài, wǒ zěnme néng tīngdǒng ?</span> <span class=
- "trans">You speak so fast. How could I understand you?</span></li>
- <li>你 怎么 <em>那么</em> 忙？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zěnme <em>nàme</em>
- máng?</span><span class="trans">How come you are so
- busy?</span></li>
- <li>雨 <em>这么</em> 大，明天 再 去 吧。 <span class="pinyin">Yǔ
- <em>zhème</em> dà, míngtiān zài qù ba.</span><span class=
- "trans">It's raining so heavily. How about we go
- tomorrow?</span></li>
- <li>你 <em>那么</em> 有钱 ，为什么 还 要 工作 ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ
- <em>nàme</em> yǒuqián, wèishénme hái yào
- gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">You are so rich. Why are you
- still working?</span></li>
- <li>中国 人口 <em>这么</em> 多 ，当然 会 有 很 多 社会 问题。<span class=
- "pinyin">Zhōngguó rénkǒu <em>zhème</em> duō, dāngrán huì yǒu hěn
- duō shèhuì wèntí.</span><span class="trans">China has such a big
- population. Of course there will be many social
- problems.</span></li>
- <li>我 没 想到 这个 考试 <em>这么</em> 难。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ méi xiǎng
- dào zhège kǎoshì <em>zhème</em> nán.</span><span class="trans">I
- didn't expect this exam is so difficult.</span></li>
- <li>你 怎么 有 <em>这么</em> 多 问题 要 问？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zěnme yǒu
- <em>zhème</em> duō wèntí yào wèn?</span><span class="trans">How
- come you have so many questions to ask?</span></li>
- <li>这个 老外 怎么 会 了解 <em>那么</em> 多 中国 历史？<span class="pinyin">Zhège
- lǎowài zěnme huì liǎojiě <em>nàme</em> duō Zhōngguó
- lìshǐ?</span><span class="trans">How come this foreigner knows so
- much about Chinese history?</span></li>
- <li>今天 <em>这么</em> 冷，你 怎么 穿 <em>那么</em> 少？<span class=
- "pinyin">Jīntiān <em>zhème</em> lěng, nǐ zěnme chuān <em>nàme</em>
- shǎo?</span><span class="trans">It's so cold today. How come you
- wear so little?</span></li>
- <li>科技 <em>那么</em> 发达 ，什么 都 是 有 可能 的。<span class="pinyin">Kējì
- <em>nàme</em> fādá, shénme dōu shì yǒu kěnéng
- de.</span><span class="trans">Science and technology is so
- developed. Nothing is impossible.</span></li>
- </ul>
- </div>
- <h2 id="when-to-use-which-one">When to use which one</h2>
- <p>You might be thinking 那 and 这 have different meanings. How can
- they be used the same way?" Well, there are some differences. "这么"
- is used when the thing you are talking about is close by, when you
- would say "this" or "这个." On the other hand, if the object is far
- away, you would use "那么." Furthermore, this distance doesn't have
- to be physical, it can also refer to time, so you would use "那么"
- with things like "yesterday" or "tomorrow."</p>
- <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="The_"zui"_superlative" title="wikilink">The
- "zui" superlative</a></li>
- <li><a href=
- "Expressing_"excessively"_with_"tai"" title=
- "wikilink">Expressing "excessively" with "tai"</a></li>
- </ul>
- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
- reading</h2>
- <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
- <ul>
- <li><a href=
- "Short-term_Spoken_Chinese:_Elementary_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E9%80%9F%E6%88%90%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E7%AF%87)"
- title="wikilink">Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary
- (汉语口语速成基础篇)</a> (pp. 15) <a href=
- "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00326U9MS/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00326U9MS">
- →buy</a></li>
- <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)" title=
- "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 71
- - 2) <a href=
- "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709">
- →buy</a></li>
- <li><a href=
- "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4)"
- title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)</a> (pp.
- 103) <a href=
- "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</a></li>
- </ul>
- <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title=
- "wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a> <a href=
- "Category:Adjectives" class="uri" title=
- "wikilink">Category:Adjectives</a></p>
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