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Traditional
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
thus; consequently; as a result
HSK 3
besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
HSK 4
from now on / since then / henceforth
HSK 4
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  *此* | 此* | *此
this; these
HSK 4
like this; so; such
HSK 5
each other; one another
HSK 5
now / this moment
HSK 5
this moment / now / at present
HSK 5
hereby / from this
HSK 5
after this / afterwards / hereafter
HSK 5
for this reason / with regards to this / in this respect / in order to do this / to this end
HSK 6
this place / here (literary)
HSK 6
(used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)
HSK 6
before this / before then / previously
HSK 6
this matter
HSK 6
this time
HSK 6
apart from this / in addition to this
HSK 7-9
things like this (idiom); and so on / and the rest / etc
HSK 7-9
up until now / so far
HSK 7-9
accordingly; in view of the above
HSK 7-9
from this, it can be seen that...
HSK 7-9
how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous / ridiculous / absurd
HSK 7-9
thereby / judging from this
HSK 7-9
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession / no sooner one subsides, the next arises / repeating continuously / occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
HSK 7-9
with this / thereby / thus / because of this
at this point / thus / from then on
at the same time; meanwhile
hereby
here / this place
not only that, but ...
(idiom) so that's how it is; I see
and so on / in a similar fashion
here / this place
(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
since then / henceforth
win or lose, it all ends here / this is the moment to shine
therefore
be that as it may
thus and so / such and such
such matters / things like this / this line of work / this pursuit / this hobby / this endeavor
lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
(idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us
(idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip
(used in graffiti) "... was here"
to live out the rest of one's life
lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
to rise and fall in succession (idiom) / repeating continuously
respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
far from it being so (idiom)
in view of this / to this end
on this (occasion) / at this time when ... / on this occasion
this road is blocked / fig. This method does not work. / Doing this is no good.
to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom)
to favour one and discriminate against the other
lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed / anxious to do battle (idiom)
if this can be done
to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom) / to share everything / to be on very intimate terms
officialese / official routine / (old) (conventional phrase used in response to one's superior) in view of the above, we therefore...
before today
to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
that was one thing, and this is another / times have changed
either this or that / one or the other
to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
using this as a pretext; thereby
here and now / as things stand
after this / afterwards / next
hereto / here
(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
where do these words stem from? / why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
meanwhile / at the same time
How do you mean? / How could that be the case? / How so?
to regard as / to treat as
because of this
that is true
to live out one's life / to die
if only it were so / I hope so (idiom)
that's all; just this and nothing more
hereto / hereunto
to stop at this point / to end here / to call it a day
before that / beforehand / previously
after this / from then on
to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous / gilding the lily
from here on
to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)
at this very moment
then / as a result
this kind / these kinds / such
to be proficient in the area of / skilled in this field
in light of this


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