那么 … (then / in that case)
"Then let's go"
- React to what was just said with like that那么 = "then / in that case".
- like that那么we / us我们to walk走(suggestion)吧 = "then let's go."
- Often shortened to that那: 那好(suggestion)吧.
like that那么 …
- like that那么 opens a response that follows from what came before.
then那么we我们go走吧。
- like that那么we / us我们to walk走(suggestion)吧 = "then let's go."
Practice
Then let's go: ____ 我们走吧。
那么 … = then / in that case: 那么我们走吧.
Practice
What does 那么 do here?
那么 opens a reaction that follows from the previous remark.
Practice
Build: “Then let's go.”
那么 + Subj + Predicate: 那么 + 我们 + 走吧.
like that那么 → that那
- In speech it's often just that那: 那好(suggestion)吧 (then okay).
Explore
Correct or broken?
那么 opens the response: 'in that case, …' — then the sentence flows normally.
Practice
In speech 那么 is often shortened to 那.
Yes: 那好吧, 那我们走吧.
Recap
Key idea
- like that那么 … — "then / in that case", responding to what was said
- like that那么we / us我们to walk走(suggestion)吧 = then let's go
- Often shortened to that那 in speech
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Conjunctions.