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此

cǐ

HSK 4 Character

What 此 means

1. this; these

Example sentences

• 如此。
  So it is.
• 此句有歧义
  Cǐ jù yǒu qí yì
  This sentence is ambiguous.
• 原来如此！
  So that's how it is!
• 原来如此。
  I see.
• 事已至此。
  What's done is done.
• 到此为止。
  That's enough of that.

Words starting with 此

• 此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
• 此时cǐ shínow; this moment
• 此刻cǐ kèthis moment; now; at present
• 此次cǐ cìthis time
• 此事cǐ shìthis matter
• 此后cǐ hòuafter this; afterwards; hereafter
• 此处cǐ chùthis place; here (literary)
• 此地cǐ dìhere; this place
• 此前cǐ qiánbefore this; before then; previously
• 此类cǐ lèithis kind; these kinds; such
• 此行cǐ xíngthis trip
• 此起彼伏cǐ qǐ bǐ fúup here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession…
• 此间cǐ jiānhere; this place
• 此致cǐ zhì(used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)
• 此际cǐ jìthen; as a result
• 此道cǐ dàosuch matters; things like this; this line of work
• 此时此地cǐ shí cǐ dìhere and now; as things stand
• 此路不通cǐ lù bù tōngthis road is blocked; fig. This method does not work.; Doing this is no good.
• 此话怎讲cǐ huà zěn jiǎngHow do you mean?; How could that be the case?; How so?
• 此时此刻cǐ shí cǐ kèat this very moment
• 此消彼长cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains…
• 此起彼落cǐ qǐ bǐ luòto rise and fall in succession (idiom); repeating continuously
• 此言非虚cǐ yán fēi xūthat is true
• 此致敬礼cǐ zhì jìng lǐrespectfully yours (at the end of a letter)

Words containing 此

• 因此yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result
• 如此rú cǐlike this; so; such
• 从此cóng cǐfrom now on; since then; henceforth
• 彼此bǐ cǐeach other; one another
• 岂有此理qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐhow can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
• 为此wèi cǐfor this reason; with regards to this; in this respect
• 由此yóu cǐhereby; from this
• 就此jiù cǐat this point; thus; from then on
• 与此同时yǔ cǐ tóng shíat the same time; meanwhile
• 至此zhì cǐup until now; so far
• 除此之外chú cǐ zhī wàiapart from this; in addition to this
• 自此zì cǐsince then; henceforth
• 由此可见yóu cǐ kě jiànfrom this, it can be seen that...
• 据此jù cǐaccordingly; in view of the above
• 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
• 乐此不疲lè cǐ bù pí(idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it
• 故此gù cǐtherefore
• 不过如此bù guò rú cǐ(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
• 如此这般rú cǐ zhè bānthus and so; such and such
• 到此为止dào cǐ wéi zhǐto stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day
• 特此tè cǐhereby
• 仅此而已jǐn cǐ ér yǐ(idiom) that's all; just this and nothing more
• 由此看来yóu cǐ kàn láithereby; judging from this

Characters that look like 此

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
• 批pīto ascertain; to act on; to criticize
• 池chípond; reservoir; moat
• 沈shěn(literary) juice
• 妃fēiimperial concubine
• 纰pīerror; carelessness; spoiled silk

Sounds the same

Read cǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 泚clear; bright and brilliant
• 玼clear (as in a gem)
• 跐to trample; to step; to walk on the ball of the foot
• 佌petty; wretched