See also: 那么

Chinese

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that; those; which dimi.
trad. (那麼/那麽) /
simp. (那么)
alternative forms 那末

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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那麼

  1. so; that
    畢業生各種煽情感情真的那麼 [MSC, trad.]
    毕业生各种煽情感情真的那么 [MSC, simp.]
    Bìyèshēng gèzhǒng shānqíng, gǎnqíng zhēnde nàme shēn ma? [Pinyin]
    Look at how emotional the graduating students are—are their relationships really that deep?
    為什麼那麼移民選擇加拿大 [MSC, trad.]
    为什么那么移民选择加拿大 [MSC, simp.]
    Wèishénme nàme duō yímín xuǎnzé Jiānádà? [Pinyin]
    Why do so many migrants choose Canada?
    那麼能幹不要小事牽累 [MSC, trad.]
    那么能干不要小事牵累 [MSC, simp.]
    nàme nénggàn, jué bùyào bèi xiǎoshì qiānlěi. [Pinyin]
    You're so competent; don't ever let something trivial tie you down.

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Conjunction

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那麼

  1. in that case; then

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Japanese

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Glyph origin

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Orthographic borrowing from Mandarin 那麼那么 (nàme).

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
そんな
Grade: S Hyōgai
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 那麼 – see the following entry.
そんな
[adjective] like that; that kind of
[interjection] ("[something] like that [is not possible]!") Expression of disbelief, 'no (way)', 'impossible', 'it can't be', 'I don't believe it'.
Alternative spellings
其様な, 其様, 其麼
(This term, 那麼, is an alternative spelling (literary, obsolete) of the above term.)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
あんな
Grade: S Hyōgai
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 那麼 – see the following entry.
あんな
[adjective] like that, such (referring to something or someone in the distance away from the speaker and the listener); that (distant) kind of
Alternative spellings
彼様な, 彼様
(This term, 那麼, is an alternative spelling (literary, obsolete) of the above term.)