那么些

那麼些
nàmexiē
phrase #32,438

Meanings

  1. 1 that much
  2. 2 that many
  3. 3 such a lot

Examples

Nǐ zěnme mǎi le nàmexiē cài?
Why did you buy so much food?
Nàmexiē shì wǒ yí ge rén zuò bu wán.
I can't finish that much work on my own.

Tips

register
Colloquial, very common in spoken northern Mandarin. Equivalent to 那么 (nàmeduō) but with the indefinite plural marker instead of . Often carries a slight surprise or complaint about quantity.
grammar
Pair with 这么些 (zhèmexiē, 'this much/many') for proximal use. Both modify uncountable or plural nouns: 那么些, 那么些, 那么些麻烦事.

Stroke Order

me
xiē