Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
这样
zhèyàng
Description
“这样”用来指前面说的方式、样子或情况，也可以放在句子开头，表示因为这个原因。
"这样" is used to refer to the previously mentioned manner, appearance, or situation, and can also start a sentence to mean 'because of this reason.'
它在口语里非常常用，意思很像英语的“like this”或“this way”。
It is very common in spoken language and means something like 'like this' or 'this way' in English.
Meanings
这样zhèyàng
like this; this way; so
你应该这样做。
You should do it this way.
这样zhèyàng
such; like this (describing a kind)
我喜欢这样的天气。
I like this kind of weather.
这样zhèyàng
in that case; so (at start of sentence)
这样，我们明天再去吧。
So, let's go again tomorrow.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
这 (this) + 样 (kind/manner), literally "this manner".
- Nuance
这样 refers to near/present situations; 那样 points to distant or previously mentioned ones.
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