那麼

See also: 那么

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Adverb

那麼

  1. so; that
    畢業生各種煽情,感情真的那麼深嗎? [MSC, trad.]
    毕业生各种煽情,感情真的那么深吗? [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?
    為什麼那麼多移民選擇加拿大? [MSC, trad.]
    为什么那么多移民选择加拿大? [MSC, simp.]
    Wèishénme nàme duō yímín xuǎnzé Jiānádà? [Pinyin]
    Why do so many migrants choose Canada?
    你那麼能幹,絕不要被小事牽累。 [MSC, trad.]
    你那么能干,绝不要被小事牵累。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ nàme nénggàn, jué bùyào bèi xiǎoshì qiānlěi. [Pinyin]
    You're so competent; don't ever let something trivial tie you down.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Conjunction

那麼

  1. in that case; then

Synonyms

Japanese

Glyph origin

Orthographic borrowing from Mandarin 那麼/那么 (nàme).

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
那 麼
そんな
Grade: S Hyōgaiji
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

Kanji in this term
那 麼
あんな
Grade: S Hyōgaiji
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.)
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