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那么

nà me · na me

Traditional 那麼

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. like that
  2. in that way
  3. or so
  4. so
  5. so very much
  6. about
  7. in that case
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Not as much as the score

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)那么(nàme)高兴(gāoxìng)？

    Why are you so happy?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)考试(kǎoshì)考(kǎo)了(le)一百分(yībǎifēn)！

    I got one hundred on my exam today!

  3. Liangliang

    真的吗(zhēndema)？那么(nàme)难(nán)的(de)考试(kǎoshì)？

    Really? Such a hard exam?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)学(xué)了(le)很久(hěnjiǔ)。

    Yes, I studied for a long time.

  5. Liangliang

    那么(nàme)，你(nǐ)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)吃饭(chīfàn)吧(ba)！

    Then treat me to a meal!

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)的(de)钱(qián)没有(méiyǒu)分数(fēnshù)那么(nàme)多(duō)。

    OK, but my money is not as much as my score.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)么(me)晚(wǎn)了(le)，该(gāi)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)了(le)。

It's so late; we should go to sleep.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)那(nà)么(me)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)送(sòng)给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

If you like this book that much, I'll give it to you.

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那
nà

(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)

么
má

exclamatory final particle

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