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| Pronunciation |
: |
cǐ |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- this. (pro)
- here and now. (pro)
|
| Radical |
: |
止 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
此 |
| Usage |
: |
55.4% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 3. |
|
|
: |
after this; hereafter |
| 7. |
|
|
: |
one another;mutually |
Sentences:
| 1. At the moment, he preferred not to think about the future. |
| cǐ |
shí |
cǐ |
kè |
， |
tā |
bú |
yuàn |
qù |
xiǎng |
wèi |
lái |
de |
shì |
。 |
| 此 |
时 |
此 |
刻 |
， |
他 |
不 |
愿 |
去 |
想 |
未 |
来 |
的 |
事 |
。 |
|
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| 此时此刻 |
: |
at this moment; right now |
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 不愿 |
: |
don’t want |
| 去 |
: |
(used before and / or after a verb) go in order to |
| 想 |
: |
think |
| 未来 |
: |
future |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 事 |
: |
thing, matter |
|
| 2. We only keep one copy of this book. |
| cǐ |
shū |
jǐn |
cún |
yì |
běn |
。 |
| 此 |
书 |
仅 |
存 |
一 |
本 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 此 |
: |
this |
| 书 |
: |
book |
| 仅 |
: |
only |
| 存 |
: |
store; keep |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 本 |
: |
measure word |
|
| 3. After that they were no longer poor. |
| tā |
men |
cóng |
cǐ |
bú |
zài |
pín |
qióng |
。 |
| 他 |
们 |
从 |
此 |
不 |
再 |
贫 |
穷 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 他们 |
: |
they |
| 从此 |
: |
after that |
| 不再 |
: |
to not reappear; anymore |
| 贫穷 |
: |
poor |
|
| 4. He studied hard, and in consequence he passed the exam. |
| tā |
nǔ |
lì |
xué |
xí |
， |
yīn |
cǐ |
tōng |
guò |
le |
kǎo |
shì |
。 |
| 他 |
努 |
力 |
学 |
习 |
， |
因 |
此 |
通 |
过 |
了 |
考 |
试 |
。 |
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|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 努力 |
: |
try hard |
| 学习 |
: |
learn |
| 因此 |
: |
so |
| 通过 |
: |
pass |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 考试 |
: |
exam |
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