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<h1>Expressing "then…" with "name"
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<p>English speakers often like to connect sentences together with "so..." and also try to do this in Chinese with the word 所以 (suǒyǐ). In reality, they should mostly be using 那么 (nàme).
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<h2>Contents</h2>

  
<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Examples </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books</span></li>
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<h3>Structure</h3>

<p>When expressing "so...," you can use 那么 or 那 in order to begin a judgment or result from previous context. An example of this in English would be: "so, what should we do?"
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<div class="deux">Situation ，那么 + Suggestion / Decision</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 不 听 ，那 我 应该 怎么办 ？
Tā bù tīng, nà wǒ yīnggāi zěnmebàn?
He wouldn't listen. So what should I do? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 说 这个 办法 不行 ，那 你 有 别的 办法 吗 ？
Nǐ shuō zhège bànfǎ bù xíng, nà nǐ yǒu bié de bànfǎ ma?
You said this idea is not going to work. So do you have any other ideas? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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 begin. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">雨 停 了 ，那 我们 走 吧 。
Yǔ tíng le, nà wǒmen zǒu ba.
The rain has stopped, so shall we leave? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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, so let's just do that. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 学 过 十 年 中文 ？那 他 的 中文 说 得 很 好 吧 ？
Tā xué guo shí nián Zhōngwén? Nà tā de Zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo ba?
He's studied Chinese for ten years? So he must speak Chinese really well, then? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 表现 不错 ，那么 让 他 通过 吧 。
Tā biǎoxiàn bùcuò, nàme ràng tā tōngguò ba.
He performed well, so let's let him pass. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">会议 时间 已经 确定 了 ，那 你 快点 去 安排 吧 。
Huìyì shíjiān yǐjīng quèdìng le, nà nǐ kuài diǎn qù ānpái ba.
The meeting time has been set, so please arrange it soon. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他们 没有 提前 通知 我们 ，那么 这 是 他们 的 责任 。
Tāmen méiyǒu tíqián tōngzhī wǒmen, nàme zhè shì tāmen de zérèn.
They didn't notify us in advance, so this is their responsibility. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">实现 这个 目标 应该 不 难 ，那么 我们 一起 努力 吧 。
Shíxiàn zhège mùbiāo yīnggāi bù nán, nàme wǒmen yīqǐ nǔlì ba.
It shouldn't be difficult to reach this goal, so let's all really make an effort.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Explaining results with "suoyi" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading
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<h4>Books</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 104-5) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 51-2) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 103) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (pp. 122) [ →buy]</span><br/></li>
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