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这么

zhè me · zhe me

Traditional 這麼

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. so much
  2. this much
  3. how much?
  4. this way
  5. like this
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So hungry, so late

  1. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)多(duō)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)！我(wǒ)吃(chī)什么(shénme)好(hǎo)？

    So much tasty food! What should I eat?

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)急(jí)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)饿(è)？

    Do not rush. Why are you so hungry?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)下午(xiàwǔ)五点(wǔdiǎn)才(cái)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    I only got up at five this afternoon.

  4. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)晚(wǎn)？你(nǐ)睡(shuì)了(le)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    So late? How long did you sleep?

  5. Dengdeng

    十四(shísì)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Fourteen hours.

  6. Liangliang

    睡(shuì)这么(zhème)久(jiǔ)，难怪(nánguài)这么(zhème)饿(è)！

    Sleeping this long, no wonder you are so hungry!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)就(jiù)是(shì)这(zhè)么(me)学(xué)会(huì)英(yīng)语(yǔ)的(de)。

That is how I learned English.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)这(zhè)么(me)晚(wǎn)才(cái)回(huí)来(lái)？

Why did you come back so late?

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这
zhè

(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)

么
má

exclamatory final particle

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