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那么

nà me

Source form: 那麼 / 那么
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
like that / in that way / to that extent / (before a number) ... or so / about ... / then / in that case
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f78205a25370b4ea. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

那麼 那么 [na4 me5] /like that; in that way; to that extent/(before a number) ... or so; about .../then; in that case/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Source form: 那麽 / 那么
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 那麼|那么[nà me]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4b6b1e9f66d90903. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

那麽 那么 [na4 me5] /variant of 那麼|那么[na4 me5]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 那麼 / 那麽

  • 那
    nǎ

    See the full entry for source details.

    nà

    (specifier) that / the / those (colloquial pr. [nèi]) / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) / then (in that case)

    nuó

    (archaic) many / beautiful / how

    Nā

    surname Na

    Nuó

    surname Nuo

  • 么
    yāo

    youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yāo], to shout

    má

    exclamatory final particle

    ma

    interrogative final particle

    me

    suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shén me], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhè me] thus, etc

    Yāo

    surname Yao

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.