<p>那 is a colloquial expression, here means &quot;in that case&quot; (or, then, if so, so). It follows along the semantics of someone's response with a follow-up question.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>How old are you?</p>
</li>
<li><p>I am 21.</p>
</li>
<li><p>In that case (i.e. been 21 years old), how many years did you live in China (in that 21 years)?</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Example:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>晚上一起去看電影吧?</p>
</li>
<li><p>今天想早點休息, 不去了.</p>
</li>
<li><p>那我也不去了. (那 = 假如你不去 = in that case = if so = so = then)</p>
</li>
</ul>

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Cool, thanks for explanation.
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<p>I watch a lot of Mandarin Corner on YouTube and the style of her videos are to basically interview subjects in Mandarin dialect.</p>
<p>I notice when she goes from questions to question, she will use 那 and then ask questions.</p>
<p>In English would be like: How old are you? I'm 21. So (那), how many years did you live in China?</p>
<p>The definition seems to be &quot;that, those then, which etc&quot; but I don't see &quot;so ..&quot;</p>
<p>Can anyone explain this usage?</p>

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Using 那 particle similar to how 所以 is used when asking series of questions?
# Using 那 particle similar to how 所以 is used when asking series of questions?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-12-20)

I watch a lot of Mandarin Corner on YouTube and the style of her videos are to basically interview subjects in Mandarin dialect.

I notice when she goes from questions to question, she will use 那 and then ask questions.

In English would be like: How old are you? I'm 21. So (那), how many years did you live in China?

The definition seems to be "that, those then, which etc" but I don't see "so .."

Can anyone explain this usage?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-12-20. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

那 is a colloquial expression, here means "in that case" (or, then, if so, so). It follows along the semantics of someone's response with a follow-up question.

* How old are you?
* I am 21.
* In that case (i.e. been 21 years old), how many years did you live in China (in that 21 years)?

Example:

* 晚上一起去看電影吧?
* 今天想早點休息, 不去了.
* 那我也不去了. (那 = 假如你不去 = in that case = if so = so = then)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Cool, thanks for explanation.  
> **username_1**: You are welcome.  

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