zhèi
䗪
this (colloquial, before measure words)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplespronoun
this (colloquial pronunciation of 这 zhè, used before numerals and measure words)
informalIn spoken Chinese, 这 zhè often changes to zhèi when followed by a measure word (e.g., 这个 → zhèi ge, 这位 → zhèi wèi) for ease of pronunciation. This is considered standard colloquial Mandarin.
Zhèi这
běn本
shū书
hěn很
hǎo好
kàn看
。
This book is very good.
Zhèi这
wèi位
shì是
shéi谁
?
Who is this (person)?
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Zhèi这
yī一
gè个
bǐ比
nà那
yī一
gè个
dà大
。
This one is bigger than that one.