Difference between revisions of "Name-calling with "zhege""
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| − | 这个 can be used by the speaker to emphasize how one regards something or someone. Using 这个 has a stronger effect than if one were to label something without using 这个 e.g "中国， 这个国家" has a stronger impact than merely saying "中国是一个国家". | + | 这个 (zhège) can be used by the speaker to emphasize how one regards something or someone. Using 这个 has a stronger effect than if one were to label something without using 这个 e.g "中国， 这个国家" has a stronger impact than merely saying "中国是一个国家". |
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{{Basic Grammar|这个|B2|Noun. + 这个 + categories assigned to|你 <em>这个</em> 坏蛋，就 没 做 过 一 件 好 事。|grammar point|ASGNPO4V}} | {{Basic Grammar|这个|B2|Noun. + 这个 + categories assigned to|你 <em>这个</em> 坏蛋，就 没 做 过 一 件 好 事。|grammar point|ASGNPO4V}} | ||
| + | {{Rel char|这}} | ||
{{Used for|Describing people}} | {{Used for|Describing people}} | ||
{{Used for|Describing things}} | {{Used for|Describing things}} | ||
{{Used for|Emphasizing}} | {{Used for|Emphasizing}} | ||
| + | {{Used for|Differentiating}} | ||
{{POS|Nouns}} | {{POS|Nouns}} | ||
Revision as of 08:05, 24 July 2013
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这个 (zhège) can be used by the speaker to emphasize how one regards something or someone. Using 这个 has a stronger effect than if one were to label something without using 这个 e.g "中国， 这个国家" has a stronger impact than merely saying "中国是一个国家".
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这个
Structure
Subject + 这个 + [category]
Examples
- 你 这个 坏蛋，就 没 做 过 一 件 好 事。You bad person, you. You haven't done a single good thing.
- 他 这个 马屁精，又 去 拍 老板 的 马屁 了。That scum. He's flattering the boss again.
- 上海 这个 城市，夏天 太 热，冬天 太 冷。Shanghai, this city. Its summers are too hot, and it's winters are too cold.
As 个 is a measure word it can be replaced by other measure words in this structure. Often it is replaced with 种 or 类. which actually shifts the meaning slightly from e.g. "this city" to "this type of city".
这种/这类
Structure
Subject + 这种/这类 + [category]
Examples
- 猕猴桃 这种 水果，营养 价值 最 高。Kiwis and that kind of fruit have a high nutritional value.
- 钱 这种 东西，可以 有 可以 没 有。Money and that kind of thing, you can have, but you don't need.
