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如此

rú cǐ

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

如此 (rú cǐ) means "like this; so; such". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 如此 means

1. like this; so; such

The characters in 如此

• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 此cǐthis; these

Example sentences

• 如此。
  So it is.
• 原来如此！
  So that's how it is!
• 原来如此。
  I see.
• 我希望如此。
  I hope so.
• 我如此想念你。
  I miss you so much.
• 人生就是如此。
  That's life.

Words starting with 如此

• 如此这般rú cǐ zhè bānthus and so; such and such

Words containing 如此

• 不仅如此bù jǐn rú cǐnot only that, but ...
• 诸如此类zhū rú cǐ lèithings like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest; etc
• 不过如此bù guò rú cǐ(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
• 因如此yīn rú cǐbecause of this
• 原来如此yuán lái rú cǐ(idiom) so that's how it is; I see
• 但愿如此dàn yuàn rú cǐif only it were so; I hope so (idiom)
• 远非如此yuǎn fēi rú cǐfar from it being so (idiom)
• 话虽如此huà suī rú cǐbe that as it may
• 倘能如此tǎng néng rú cǐif this can be done

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read rú cǐ correctly.
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