No. 4,983 in Chinese
那麼
"That being so; like that; in that case; so."
In a sentence
如果有时间的话,那么我们可以一起去看电影。
If there's enough time, then we can go watch a movie together.
Here, '那么' is used as a conjunction to introduce a result or decision based on the prior conditional statement.
你已经准备好了吗?那么我们可以开始了。
Are you ready? Then we can begin.
In this sentence, '那么' serves as a conjunctive word indicating that the action follows logically from the readiness mentioned before.
那个地方风景那么美,真让人心旷神怡。
That place is so beautiful, it truly makes one feel relaxed and happy.
Here, '那么' is used as an intensifier to emphasize the degree of the adjective 'beautiful'.
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