HSK 3.0 Level 4 · People

此 cǐ “this” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 此 means

  1. this
  2. here
  3. these

How to say 此

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale此cǐ3rd tone, dipping

此 in a sentence

  1. 您可以使用此电话。

    Nín kěyǐ shǐyòng cǐ diànhuà.

    You may use this phone.

    Sentence #1868582 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 因此，我们必须自己照顾自己。

    Yīncǐ, wǒmen bìxū zìjǐ zhàogu zìjǐ.

    So we have to look after ourselves.

    Sentence #10085622 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 今天就到此为止吧。

    Jīntiān jiù dào cǐ wéizhǐ ba.

    Let’s call it a day.

    Sentence #1743588 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 此 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 此 (cǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
此cǐthis; these
  • 止stop · zhǐSound part
  • 匕spoon · bǐMeaning part

匕 hints at the meaning (spoon); 止 (zhǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with cǐ.

How to write 此

此 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

此 (cǐ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 此 (cǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 此

Words with 此

因此yīncǐ · thus从此cóngcǐ · from now on彼此bǐcǐ · each other此外cǐwài · besides岂有此理qǐyǒucǐlǐ · outrageous

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FAQs

此 (cǐ) means “this” or “here”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word.
Say it cǐ: cǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 此 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type ci with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 此 from the suggestions. Typing ci into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
此 is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 6 word list. It is not on the older HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.