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这般

這般
zhèbān
pronoun #21,858

Meanings

  1. 1 like this
  2. 2 this way
  3. 3 such
  4. 4 in this manner

Examples

HSK 5
事情怎会变成这般模样？
Shìqíng zěn huì biànchéng zhèbān múyàng?
How did things end up like this?
HSK 7-9
何必这般着急呢？
Hébì zhèbān zháojí ne?
Why be in such a hurry?
HSK 7-9
我从未见过这般美丽的风景。
Wǒ cóngwèi jiànguò zhèbān měilì de fēngjǐng.
I have never seen such beautiful scenery.

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这般 is a literary or formal equivalent of 这样 (zhèyàng - like this) or 如此 (rúcǐ - in such a way). It appears frequently in classical and literary texts, and in modern writing when a more elevated tone is desired.

Stroke Order

这 zhè
般 bān