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*<em>这样</em> 做 不 对 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhèyàng</em> zuò bù duì.</span><span class="trans">It's not right to do so.</span>
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*<em>这样</em> 做 不 对 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhèyàng</em> zuò bù duì.</span><span class="trans">It's not right to do this.</span>
*<em>这样</em> 说 不 礼貌 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhèyàng</em> shuō bù lǐmào.</span><span class="trans">It's not polite to say so.</span>
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*<em>这样</em> 说 不 礼貌 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhèyàng</em> shuō bù lǐmào.</span><span class="trans">It's not polite to say this.</span>
*<em>这样</em> 走 过去 更 近 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhèyàng</em> zǒu guòqù gèng jìn.</span><span class="trans">It's closer to walk this way over there.</span>
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*<em>这样</em> 走 过去 更 近 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhèyàng</em> zǒu guòqù gèng jìn.</span><span class="trans">It's closer to walk over from this way.</span>
*你们 真的 是 <em>这样</em> 想 的 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen zhēnde shì <em>zhèyàng</em> xiǎng de ma?</span><span class="trans">Do you really think so?</span>
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*你们 真的 是 <em>这样</em> 想 的 吗 ?<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen zhēnde shì <em>zhèyàng</em> xiǎng de ma?</span><span class="trans">Do you guys really think so?</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 07:27, 16 March 2018

这样 (zhèyàng) is used at the beginning of a phrase to express "this way" or "in this way."

Used as an Adverb

Structure

这样 + Verb

Examples

  • 这样 做 不 对 。Zhèyàng zuò bù duì.It's not right to do this.
  • 这样 说 不 礼貌 。Zhèyàng shuō bù lǐmào.It's not polite to say this.
  • 这样 走 过去 更 近 。Zhèyàng zǒu guòqù gèng jìn.It's closer to walk over from this way.
  • 你们 真的 是 这样 想 的 吗 ?Nǐmen zhēnde shì zhèyàng xiǎng de ma?Do you guys really think so?

Used as a Conjunction

This use of 这样 corresponds to "in this way," another way of expressing "so that" or "thus."

Structure

⋯⋯ ,这样 + 会 / 才 ⋯⋯

You will often see 会 or 才 following 这样 to indicate "only in this way can or will something happen."

Examples

  • 你 要 多 鼓励 学生 ,这样 他们 更 有 自信 。Nǐ yào duō gǔlì xuéshēng, zhèyàng tāmen huì gèng yǒu zìxìn.You need to encourage your students more. It will help them become more confident to do so.
  • 父母 应该 多 陪 孩子 ,这样 孩子 更 快乐 。Fùmǔ yīnggāi duō péi háizi, zhèyàng háizi huì gèng kuàilè.Parents should spend more time with their children, which will make the children happier.
  • 你 要 多 说 ,这样 能 越来越 流利 。Nǐ yào duō shuō, zhèyàng cái néng yuèláiyuè liúlì.You need to speak more. Only in this way can you be more and more fluent.
  • 让 他 自己 来 ,这样 能 学会 。Ràng tā zìjǐ lái, zhèyàngcái néng xuéhuì.Let him do it by himself. Only in this way can he learn.

Colloquial Saying 这样的话

This use of 这样 corresponds to "this way," as in if we do it this way, the 的话 giving the pattern more of an "if" flavor.

To make the "if" even more explicit, you can even add 如果是 before 这样的话.

(如果是 +) 这样的话 ,⋯⋯

A few examples:

  • 这样 的话 ,你 还 怕 什么 呢 ?Zhèyàng de huà, nǐ hái pà shénme ne?What else are you afraid of in this case?
  • 如果 是 这样 的话 ,麻烦 就 大 了 。Rúguǒ shì zhèyàng dehuà, máfan jiù dà le.If this is the case, I think we're going to have a big trouble.
  • 我 会 住在 美国 朋友 的 家里 。这样 的话 ,我 家人 就 不 那么 担心 我 了 。Wǒ huì zhù zài Měiguó péngyou de jiā lǐ. Zhèyàng dehuà, wǒ jiārén jiù bù nàme dānxīn wǒ le.I will stay at my local friend's home in America. My family won't worry about me so much.

See also

Sources and further reading

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