Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
這
zhè
Description
"這"用来指离说话人比较近的人、事或东西。
"這" is used to refer to people, things, or objects that are relatively close to the speaker.
它常常和"个""里""些"一起用，比如"这个""这里"。
It is often used together with "个", "里", "些", such as in "这个" and "这里".
Meanings
這zhè
this; these (points to something near)
这是我的书。
This is my book.
這zhèi
this (colloquial, before a measure word)
这本书很好看。
This book is very interesting.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
"這" (near) contrasts with "那" (far); together they cover "this/that".
- Pronunciation
often read "zhèi" in casual speech, especially before a measure word.
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