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    Using 这么 (zhème) as a pronoun meaning 'this way'

    Manner & Method
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    Structure

    Subject + 这么 + Adjective

    Explanation

    这么 (zhème) can also function as a pronoun meaning "this way," "like this," or "so much." In this usage it refers back to a manner or degree that has been established in context. It modifies adjectives or verbs to indicate a previously mentioned extent.

    Examples

    • 你别这么说，他已经很努力了。

      Nǐ bié zhème shuō, tā yǐjīng hěn nǔlì le.

      Don't say that, he's already tried very hard.

    • 事情就是这么发生的，我也没办法。

      Shìqíng jiùshì zhème fāshēng de, wǒ yě méi bànfǎ.

      That's just how things happened, there's nothing I can do about it.

    • 别这么看着我，我又没做错什么。

      Bié zhème kàn zhe wǒ, wǒ yòu méi zuò cuò shénme.

      Don't look at me like that, I didn't do anything wrong.

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