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== 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?"

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Context ，那么 + Result / Decision
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== Examples ==

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*生气 没有 用 ，<em>那</em> 我 应该 怎么办 ？<span class="pinyin">Shēngqì méiyǒu yòng, <em>nà</em> wǒ yīnggāi zěnmebàn?</span> <span class="trans">It's no use being angry. What shall I do then?</span>
*你 说 得 有 道理 ，<em>那么</em> 就 这么 办 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, <em>nàme</em> jiù zhème bàn ba.</span><span class="trans">What you said makes sense to me, so just do it as you said.</span>
*老板 不 满意 这个 方案 ，<em>那么</em> 你们 再 改改 。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn bù mǎnyì zhège fāng'àn, <em>nàme</em> nǐmen zài gǎigai.</span><span class="trans">The boss is not very satisfied with the paln, so you keep working on it.</span>
*大家 都 同意 ，<em>那么</em> 我们 就 开始 做 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā dōu tóngyì, <em>nàme</em> wǒmen jiù kāishǐ zuò ba.</span><span class="trans">Everyone agrees on this, so we'll start to do it.</span>
*你 认为 这个 想法 不行 ，<em>那</em> 你 有 别的 想法 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ rènwéi zhège xiǎngfǎ bù xíng , <em>nà</em> nǐ yǒu bié de xiǎngfǎ ma?</span><span class="trans">You don't think this idea is good. Then have you got any other good idea?</span>

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==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]



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{{Similar|Explaining results with "suoyi"}}
{{Similar|Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"}}
{{Basic Grammar|那么|B1|那么⋯⋯|<em>那么</em>，我们 怎么 办？|grammar point|ASGX298Z}}
{{Rel char|那}}
{{POS|Conjunctions}}
{{Translation|then}}
{{Used for|Connecting ideas}}