How to say “this” in Chinese
this (lit.)
“This” in Chinese is 此, cǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
此 is read cǐ. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A literary “this” — the same as 这.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “此”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 此. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 由于他平时很努力，因此期末成绩很好。yóuyútāpíngshíhěnnǔlì,yīncǐqīmòchéngjìhěnhǎoAs he works hard all semester, his final grades are good.
- 他病了因此没来上课tābìngle,yīncǐméiláishàngkèHe got sick and therefore didn't come to class.
- 今天的会议到此结束。jīntiāndehuìyìdàocǐjiéshùThat concludes today's meeting.
- 此次会议由王经理负责cǐcìhuìyìyóuWángjīnglǐfùzéManager Wang is in charge of this meeting.
- 此外我们还需要两张照片cǐwài,wǒmenháixūyàoliǎngzhāngzhàopiànBesides that, we also need two photos.
- 此次出差由谁安排？cǐcìchūchāiyóushéiānpáiWho is arranging this business trip?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “In the language of documents”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “this” in Chinese?
“This” in Chinese is 此, pinyin cǐ.
What does 此 mean?
此 (cǐ) means “this (lit.)”.
How do you write 此?
此 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 此?
此 is read cǐ. Tones: cǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“this” in the lesson “In the language of documents”
This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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