No. 7,691 in Chinese
這麼
"這麼" means "so," "this way," or "like this."
In a sentence
這麼早就起床了，你好勤勞！
You got up so early, you are so diligent!
The word '這麼' here is an adverb used to emphasize a certain characteristic, such as 'early' in this sentence.
我沒見過這麼大的蛋糕。
I have never seen such a big cake.
In this sentence, '這麼' is used to intensify the degree of the adjective 'big' to describe the cake.
如果你這麼做，他可能會生氣。
If you do it this way, he might get angry.
Here, '這麼' is used to describe a manner or method of doing something, translating to 'this way'.
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