Word: 这么 (zhème)

如果我是你，我也会这么做。

Rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ yě huì zhème zuò.

Were I in your place I would do the same thing.

字这么潦草，谁看得懂？

Zì zhème liáocǎo, shéi kàndedǒng?

With handwriting this messy, who could read it?

小区的环卫怎么这么差？

Xiǎoqū de huánwèi zěnme zhème chà?

Why is the cleanliness in this neighborhood so poor?

小区里的车为什么这么多？

Xiǎoqū lǐ de chē wèishénme zhème duō?

Why are there so many cars in the compound?

山区的老师为什么这么紧缺？

Shānqū de lǎoshī wèishénme zhème jǐnquē?

Why are teachers so scarce in the mountain areas?

山区的输电成本为什么这么高？

Shānqū de shūdiàn chéngběn wèishénme zhème gāo?

Why is the cost of power transmission so high in mountain areas?

工作很辛苦，也只给我付这么一点儿薪水。

Gōngzuò hěn xīnkǔ, yě zhǐ gěi wǒ fù zhème yìdiǎnr xīnshuǐ.

The work is hard but only pays me this tiny salary.

已经这么晚了？

Yǐjīng zhème wǎn le?

Is it already so late?

年轻人为什么要背负这么多债务？

Niánqīngrén wèishénme yào bēifù zhème duō zhàiwù?

Why should young people shoulder so much debt?

店里的玉器为什么这么贵？

Diàn lǐ de yùqì wèishénme zhème guì?

Why is the jade ware in this shop so expensive?

很少人这么认为。

Hěn shǎo rén zhème rènwéi.

Few people think so.

怎么会发生这么奇怪的事？

Zěnme huì fāshēng zhème qíguài de shì?

How did such a strange thing come about?

怎么会有这么多的人同意呢？

Zěnme huì yǒu zhème duō de rén tóngyì ne?

How could so many people go along with this?

怎么这么多人啊？

Zěnme zhème duō rén a?

Why are there so many people?

您身体这么硬朗，真让人放心！

Nín shēntǐ zhème yìnglǎng, zhēn ràng rén fàngxīn!

You are so healthy, which really puts our minds at ease!

您这么做很荒唐。

Nín zhème zuò hěn huāngtáng.

It's absurd of you to do that.

我一个人拿不了这么多东西。

Wǒ yí gè rén ná bù liǎo zhème duō dōngxi.

I can't carry all these things on my own.

我一直这么认为并且坚持。

Wǒ yìzhí zhème rènwéi bìngqiě jiānchí.

I've always believed in and insisted on this.

我不应该一个人工作这么多。

Wǒ bù yīnggāi yí gè rén gōngzuò zhème duō.

I shouldn't have to do all this work by myself.

我不明白为什么你这么批评他。

Wǒ bù míngbai wèishénme nǐ zhème pīpíng tā.

I can't understand why you are so critical of him.

我不曾见过这么大的雪。

Wǒ bùcéng jiànguo zhème dà de xuě.

I have never seen so much snow.

我也这么想。

Wǒ yě zhème xiǎng.

I think so, too.

我也这么认为。

Wǒ yě zhème rènwéi.

I think so, too.

我从来没有吃过这么多饭！

Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu chīguo zhème duō fàn!

I've never eaten so much before!

我从来没有这么生气过。

Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu zhème shēngqì guò.

I've never been angry like this before.

我以为他没有任何权利这么做。

Wǒ yǐwéi tā méiyǒu rènhé quánlì zhème zuò.

He had, I thought, no right to do that.

我以前还真不知道你做饭这么好。

Wǒ yǐqián hái zhēn bù zhīdào nǐ zuòfàn zhème hǎo.

Before now I had no idea that you could cook so well.

我们被要求不再这么做。

Wǒmen bèi yāoqiú búzài zhème zuò.

We've been asked to not do this anymore.

我变了这么多吗？

Wǒ biànle zhème duō ma?

Have I changed that much?

我就是这么学会英语的。

Wǒ jiùshì zhème xuéhuì Yīngyǔ de.

That is how I learned English.

我就知道你会这么说。

Wǒ jiù zhīdào nǐ huì zhème shuō.

I just knew you would say that.

我就说了这么多。

Wǒ jiù shuōle zhème duō.

That's all I said.

我希望我这么做不会后悔的。

Wǒ xīwàng wǒ zhème zuò búhuì hòuhuǐ de.

I hope I don't regret this.

我常对自己这么说。

Wǒ cháng duì zìjǐ zhème shuō.

I often say that to myself.

我当然有资格这么说啦。

Wǒ dāngrán yǒu zīgé zhème shuō la.

I am certainly entitled to speak like this.

我很乐意这么做。

Wǒ hěn lèyì zhème zuò.

I'd be thrilled to do that.

我很少这么生气。

Wǒ hěn shǎo zhème shēngqì.

I'm rarely this angry.

我才不吃这么恶心的东西呢！

Wǒ cái bùchī zhème ěxīn de dōngxi ne!

There's no way I'm eating something so disgusting!

我欠你这么多。

Wǒ qiàn nǐ zhème duō.

I owe you so much.

我没想到这里有这么多人。

Wǒ méixiǎngdào zhèlǐ yǒu zhème duō rén.

I had no idea there'd be this many people here.

我生平第一次看到这么大的海。

Wǒ shēngpíng dìyīcì kàndào zhème dà de hǎi.

It's the first time in my whole life that I've seen such a big sea.

我瘦了这么多，这条裤子我现在穿得了了。

Wǒ shòule zhème duō, zhè tiáo kùzi wǒ xiànzài chuān de liǎo le.

I've lost so much weight, I can wear these trousers now.

我的网怎么会这么慢？

Wǒ de wǎng zěnme huì zhème màn?

Why is my Internet connection so slow?

我被问到我是不是要这么做。

Wǒ bèi wèn dào wǒ shìbúshì yào zhème zuò.

I was asked whether I wanted to do that.

我这么做都是为你着想。

Wǒ zhème zuò dōu shì wèi nǐ zhuóxiǎng.

I'm doing this all for your sake.

房租这么贵，生活压力可想而知。

Fángzū zhème guì, shēnghuó yālì kěxiǎng'érzhī.

With rent this high, the pressure of living there is easy to imagine.

按说四月不会这么冷。

Ànshuō sìyuè búhuì zhème lěng.

Ordinarily it wouldn't be this cold in April.

是什么让你笑得这么开心？

Shì shénme ràng nǐ xiào de zhème kāixīn?

What's making you laugh so hard?

是什么让你这么紧张？

Shì shénme ràng nǐ zhème jǐnzhāng?

What are you so nervous about?

朋友聊天不用这么正式。

Péngyou liáotiān búyòng zhème zhèngshì.

There's no need to be so formal when friends chat.

村里人为什么这么敬爱那位医生？

Cūnlǐ rén wèishénme zhème jìng'ài nà wèi yīshēng?

Why do the villagers hold that doctor in such high esteem?

桌子为什么这么晃？

Zhuōzi wèishénme zhème huàng?

Why is the table so wobbly?

没关系，以后不这么说就好了。

Méiguānxi, yǐhòu bú zhème shuō jiù hǎole.

It's fine, just make sure you don't say that again.

潜艇里的空间为什么这么小？

Qiántǐng lǐ de kōngjiān wèishénme zhème xiǎo?

Why is the space inside a submarine so small?

痛过，但是没现在这么厉害。

Tòngguò, dànshì méi xiànzài zhème lìhai.

It's ached before, but never as badly as right now.

看到孩子这么累，妈妈很心疼。

Kàndào háizi zhème lèi, māma hěn xīnténg.

Seeing her child so tired, the mother felt very sorry for him.

石墨烯为什么这么贵？

Shímòxī wèishénme zhème guì?

Why is graphene so expensive?

穿这么短的裙子去面试不太适宜。

Chuān zhème duǎn de qúnzi qù miànshì bú tài shìyí.

Wearing such a short skirt to an interview isn't very appropriate.

经理为什么这么器重你？

Jīnglǐ wèishénme zhème qìzhòng nǐ?

Why does the manager value you so highly?

脚手架这么高，危险吗？

Jiǎoshǒujià zhème gāo, wēixiǎn ma?

The scaffolding is so high. Isn't it dangerous?

要这么做，你需要冒险。

Yào zhème zuò, nǐ xūyào màoxiǎn.

In order to do that, you have to take risks.

请别说得这么含糊，说清楚一点。

Qǐng biéshuō de zhème hánhu, shuō qīngchu yìdiǎn.

Please don't be so vague, and explain more clearly.

谁这么说说得不对。

Shéi zhème shuō shuō de bú duì.

Whoever said so, it is false.

谢谢你这么看得起我们。

Xièxie nǐ zhème kàndeqǐ wǒmen.

Thank you for showing us such respect.

这不应该这么难。

Zhè bù yīnggāi zhème nán.

This shouldn't be so hard.

这个早上这么热。

Zhège zǎoshang zhème rè.

It's pretty hot this morning.

这么一点儿饭我们怎么吃饱呢？

Zhème yìdiǎnr fàn wǒmen zěnme chībǎo ne?

How can we be satisfied with such a tiny amount of food?

这么做有什么好处吗？

Zhème zuò yǒu shénme hǎochù ma?

Does doing things in this way have a benefit?

这么多单词我记不住。

Zhème duō dāncí wǒ jìbúzhù.

I can't remember this many words.

这么多菜，你吃得了吗？

Zhème duō cài, nǐ chī de liǎo ma?

There's so much food. Can you eat it all?

这么多饭 - 你能吃得完吗？

Zhème duō fàn - nǐ néng chī de wán ma?

There's so much food - can you eat it all?

这么大的重任，你有信心完成吗？

Zhème dà de zhòngrèn, nǐ yǒu xìnxīn wánchéng ma?

With such a heavy responsibility, are you confident you can fulfill it?

这么大的雪，在南方非常罕见。

Zhème dà de xuě, zài nánfāng fēicháng hǎnjiàn.

Snow this heavy is very rarely seen in the south.

这么大的雪，真是不可思议！

Zhème dà de xuě, zhēnshi bùkěsīyì!

Such heavy snow is truly unimaginable!

这么好的机会，可惜他错过了。

Zhème hǎo de jīhuì, kěxī tā cuòguòle.

Such a good opportunity, and sadly he missed it.

这么好的男人去哪里找啊！

Zhème hǎo de nánrén qù nǎlǐ zhǎo a!

Where does one find such a good man?

这么恶心的！

Zhème ěxīn de!

How disgusting!

这么拼命工作有什么意义？

Zhème pīnmìng gōngzuò yǒu shénme yìyì?

What's the sense of working so hard?

这么旧的衣服，你真舍得扔吗？

Zhème jiù de yīfu, nǐ zhēn shěde rēng ma?

Are you really willing to throw away such old clothes?

这么漂亮啊！

Zhème piàoliang a!

So beautiful!

这么生气不像他。

Zhème shēngqì bú xiàng tā.

It's unlike him to get so angry.

这么说也可以。

Zhème shuō yě kěyǐ.

You could say that.

这么重要的事，不能草率决定。

Zhème zhòngyào de shì, bùnéng cǎoshuài juédìng.

Something this important can't be decided carelessly.

这么长时间没下雨，怎么抗旱？

Zhème cháng shíjiān méi xiàyǔ, zěnme kànghàn?

It hasn't rained for so long, so how do we fight the drought?

这么难的动作，小孩子学不会。

Zhème nán de dòngzuò, xiǎoháizi xué búhuì.

Children can't learn movements this difficult.

这么高的评价，我实在不敢当。

Zhème gāo de píngjià, wǒ shízài bùgǎndāng.

Such high praise, I truly don't deserve it.

这件事做起来没有听着这么难。

Zhè jiàn shì zuò qǐlai méiyǒu tīngzhe zhème nán.

Once you do it, you see that it's not as hard as it sounds.

这孩子这么文静，真少见！

Zhè háizi zhème wénjìng, zhēn shǎojiàn!

A child this quiet and well-mannered is rare!

这首老歌为什么能流传这么久？

Zhè shǒu lǎogē wèishénme néng liúchuán zhème jiǔ?

Why has this old song lasted so long?

造价这么高，能不能省点？

Zàojià zhème gāo, néng bùnéng shěng diǎn?

The construction cost is so high. Can we save a bit?

铁丝网裹脚，没有这么缠的

tiěsīwǎng guǒjiǎo, méiyǒu zhème chán de

Binding feet with barbed wire: nothing clings so tight

雨这么大，索性别出门了。

Yǔ zhème dà, suǒxìng bié chūménle.

It's raining so hard, so you might as well not go out.

魔鬼逼我这么做的。

Móguǐ bī wǒ zhème zuò de.

The Devil made me do it.