This is the 7691st most frequent Chinese word.
這麼
"這麼" means "so," "this way," or "like this."
The word '這麼' here is an adverb used to emphasize a certain characteristic, such as 'early' in this sentence.
這麼早就起床了，你好勤勞！
You got up so early, you are so diligent!
In this sentence, '這麼' is used to intensify the degree of the adjective 'big' to describe the cake.
我沒見過這麼大的蛋糕。
I have never seen such a big cake.
Here, '這麼' is used to describe a manner or method of doing something, translating to 'this way'.