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In English, the words &quot;that&quot; and &quot;so&quot; are often used to increase the extent of an adjective (ex. &quot;he is so tall&quot; or &quot;this food is so good&quot;). In Chinese, 那么 (nàme) and 这么 (zhème) serve the same function.

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* [[#When_to_use_which_one|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">When to use which one</span>]]
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== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ==

All you have to do to use this grammar structure is put the 那么 or 这么 in front of the adjective.

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Subj. + 那么 / 这么 + Adj.


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* 他 说得 ''这么'' 快 ，你们 听 得 懂 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Tā shuōde ''zhème'' kuài, nǐmen tīng de dǒng ma?</span><span class="trans">He speaks so fast. Can you understand?</span>
* 我 没 想到 这个 考试 ''这么'' 难 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ méi xiǎng dào zhège kǎoshì ''zhème'' nán.</span><span class="trans">I didn't expect this exam would be so difficult.</span>
* 雨 ''这么'' 大，明天 再 去 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Yǔ ''zhème'' dà, míngtiān zài qù ba.</span><span class="trans">It's raining so heavily. How about we go tomorrow?</span>
* 你 ''那么'' 聪明 ，一定 能 猜到 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ ''nàme'' cōngming, yīdìng néng cāi dào.</span><span class="trans">You're so smart. You can guess this.</span>
* 老板 ''那么'' 忙 ，肯定 没 时间 。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn ''nàme'' máng, kěndìng méi shíjiān.</span><span class="trans">The boss is so busy. He definitely won't have time for this.</span>
* 今天 怎么 ''这么'' 冷 ？<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān zěnme ''zhème'' lěng?</span><span class="trans">Why is it so cold today?</span>
* 你 怎么 ''这么'' 没 礼貌 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zěnme ''zhème'' méi lǐmào?</span><span class="trans">Why are you so impolite?</span>
* 这个 老外 怎么 会 了解 ''那么'' 多 中国 历史 ？<span class="pinyin">Zhège lǎowài zěnme huì liǎojiě ''nàme'' duō Zhōngguó lìshǐ?</span><span class="trans">How come this foreigner knows so much about Chinese history?</span>
* 中国 人口 ''这么'' 多 ，当然 会 有 很 多 社会 问题 。<span class="pinyin">Zhōngguó rénkǒu ''zhème'' 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>
* 科技 ''那么'' 发达 ，什么 都 是 有 可能 的 。<span class="pinyin">Kējì ''nàme'' fādá, shénme dōu shì yǒu kěnéng de.</span><span class="trans">Science and technology is so developed. Nothing is impossible.</span>


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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 &quot;this&quot; 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 &quot;yesterday&quot; or &quot;tomorrow.&quot;

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