zhèi

䗪

Character · PronounTraditional這

this (colloquial, before measure words)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

pronoun

this (colloquial pronunciation of 这 zhè, used before numerals and measure words)

informal

In 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.