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Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
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Level
[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [Simple "noun + adjective"
sentences](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Simple_%22noun_%2B_adjective%22_sentences) (A1)
- [Expressing "really" with
"zhen"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22really%22_with_%22zhen%22) (A2)
- [Intensifying with
"duo"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Intensifying_with_%22duo%22) (A2)
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"zui"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Superlative_%22zui%22) (A2)
- [Adjectives with "-ji
le"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adjectives_with_%22-ji_le%22) (B1)
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Used for
[Adding more
explanation](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adding_more_explanation),
[Expressing
attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude),
[Describing
things](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Describing_things)
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Keywords
[那么](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E9%82%A3%E4%B9%88),
[这么](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%99%E4%B9%88),
[那](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E9%82%A3),
[这](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%99)
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Translations
[so](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/So),
[that](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/That)
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Contents
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- [1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [3 When to use
which one](#When_to_use_which_one "wikilink")
- [4 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [5 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [5.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
Subj. + 那么 / 这么 + Adj.
Examples
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- 他 说得 *这么* 快 ，你们 听 得 懂 吗 ？Tā
shuōde *zhème* kuài, nǐmen tīng de dǒng
ma?He speaks so fast. Can you
understand?
- 我 没 想到 这个 考试 *这么* 难 。Wǒ méi xiǎng
dào zhège kǎoshì *zhème* nán.I didn't
expect this exam would be so difficult.
- 雨 *这么* 大，明天 再 去 吧 。Yǔ *zhème* dà,
míngtiān zài qù ba.It's raining
so heavily. How about we go tomorrow?
- 你 *那么* 聪明 ，一定 能 猜到 。Nǐ *nàme*
cōngming, yīdìng néng cāi dào.You're
so smart. You can guess this.
- 老板 *那么* 忙 ，肯定 没 时间 。Lǎobǎn *nàme*
máng, kěndìng méi shíjiān.The boss is
so busy. He definitely won't have time for this.
- 今天 怎么 *这么* 冷 ？Jīntiān zěnme *zhème*
lěng?Why is it so cold today?
- 你 怎么 *这么* 没 礼貌 ？Nǐ zěnme *zhème* méi
lǐmào?Why are you so impolite?
- 这个 老外 怎么 会 了解 *那么* 多 中国 历史
？Zhège lǎowài zěnme huì liǎojiě *nàme* duō
Zhōngguó lìshǐ?How come this foreigner
knows so much about Chinese history?
- 中国 人口 *这么* 多 ，当然 会 有 很 多 社会 问题
。Zhōngguó rénkǒu *zhème* duō, dāngrán huì yǒu
hěn duō shèhuì wèntí.China has such a
big population. Of course there will be many social problems.
- 科技 *那么* 发达 ，什么 都 是 有 可能 的 。Kējì
*nàme* fādá, shénme dōu shì yǒu kěnéng
de.Science and technology is
so developed. Nothing is impossible.
When to use which one
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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."
See also
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- [The "zui"
superlative](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22zui%22_superlative)
- [Expressing "excessively" with
"tai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22excessively%22_with_%22tai%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
- [Short-term Spoken Chinese:
Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/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)) (pp.
15) \[ →buy\]
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2
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- [New Practical Chinese Reader
4 (新实用汉语课本4)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/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)) (pp.
103)
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