那么 (nà me) — how to say "so" in Chinese

那么

So, that

demonstrative pronoun · conjunction

How to use it

Goes before the measure word and the noun.

那么多人来了。

nà me duō rén lái le

So many people came.

Rule: Adjectives with "那么 (nàme)" and "这么 (zhème)" →

Character composition

那

that

么

suffix

Radicals / Keys

丿

Slash

#4 · piě · 1 stroke

邑

City

#163 · yì · 7 strokes

Examples

那么多人喜欢这个电影。

So many people like this movie.

那么好吃。

So delicious.

Mnemonic

Mnemonic for 那么 (nà me) — so, that

[nà me-] Na the bear cub saw a mountain of berries and gasped: "There are 那么 many!" He scooped up two pawfuls and realized he could never eat them all. 那么 berries — so he called his friends to help. 🐻🍓

Frequently asked questions

How do you say "so" in Chinese?

"so" in Chinese is 那么 (nà me).

What does 那么 mean in English?

那么 (nà me) means "So, that".

How is 那么 pronounced?

It is pronounced nà me (written as na me, name). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "so" in Chinese characters?

It is written 那么.

What HSK 3.0 level is 那么?

那么 is on the HSK 3.0 level 2 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.

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