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那麼著

简那么着 · 繁那麼著

Mandarin · pinyin nà me zhe

(do sth) that way; like that

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那: nà · that, that one, those
麼: me · interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
著: zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
么: me · interrogative particle; small
着: zhe · make move, take action

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4–5–5 · na4 me5 zhe5

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adv

in that way; like that

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