此
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cǐ · this, these

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #391
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6Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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止Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 此

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cǐWords pronounced cǐ
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Example sentences

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Cǐ wài, wǒ néng fēi.此外,我能飞。

Moreover, I can fly.

Source: Tatoeba #10484110 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cóng cǐ jiù liú zài guó wài le.她从此就留在国外了。

She has remained abroad ever since.

Source: Tatoeba #776329 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīn cǐ wǒ gēn nǐ shuō, nǐ bú yào yí gè rén qù.因此我跟你說,你不要一個人去。

That's why I told you that you shouldn't go alone.

Source: Tatoeba #2139994 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ men bú ài bǐ cǐ ma?你们不爱彼此吗?

Don't you love each other?

Source: Tatoeba #6799648 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cǐ qián wǒ fù qīn cóng méi chū guò guó.此前我父亲从没出过国。

My father has never been outside the country until now.

Source: Tatoeba #7771913 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén shēng jiù shì rú cǐ.人生就是如此。

That's life.

Source: Tatoeba #771497 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 此 in context

  1. Say cǐ, then recall the core meaning: this, these.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 此次 (cǐ cì), meaning “this time”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 此 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.