HSK 3.0 Level 2 · Particles

这样 zhèyàng “this kind of” in Chinese

Traditional 這樣

What 这样 means

  1. this kind of
  2. so
  3. this way
  4. like this
  5. (before a noun) this kind of
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • such

How to say 这样

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale这zhè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale样yàng4th tone, falling

这样 in a sentence

  1. 这样做吧。

    Zhèyàng zuò ba.

    Let’s do it this way.

    Sentence #9473597 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 可以这样写吗？

    Kěyǐ zhèyàng xiě ma?

    Can I write it that way?

    Sentence #2309585 from Tatoeba

  3. 怎么会这样？

    Zěnme huì zhèyàng?

    How did this happen?

    Sentence #1866968 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 这样 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 这 (zhè) with each of its parts in a different colour
这zhèthis; these
  • 文script · wén
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuò

Memory aidPicture walking 辶 up to the writing 文 right in front of you: this.

The character 样 (yàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
样yàngmanner
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 羊sheep · yángSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 羊 (yáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with yàng.

How to write 这样

这 7 strokes · 样 10 strokes

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

Words related to 这样

Words with 这

这zhè · this这儿zhèr · here这些zhèxiē · these这个zhège · this one这边zhèbiān · this side这里zhèlǐ · here这么zhème · so much

Words with 样

怎么样zěnmeyàng · how is it那样nàyàng · that kind一样yíyàng · the same怎样zěnyàng · how样子yàngzi · appearance同样tóngyàng · likewise样式yàngshì · type模样múyàng · appearance样品yàngpǐn · sample榜样bǎngyàng · role model

More words: Particles & Function Words

不要bùyào · don’t!们men · plural marker for pronouns一些yīxiē · some但dàn · but快要kuàiyào · about to那么nàme · like that那样nàyàng · that kind这么zhème · so much

FAQs

这样 (zhèyàng) means “this kind of” or “so”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 2 word.
Say it zhèyàng: zhè with a 4th tone, then yàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 这样 is written 這樣. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zheyang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 这样 from the suggestions. Typing zheyang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
这样 is an HSK 3.0 Level 2 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 2 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.