这么着

這麼著

zhèmezhe

phrase #17,410

Meanings

1 thus
2 in this way
3 like this

Characters

suffix (how/what)

verbal particle

Literally 'this-way-doing' — a colloquial equivalent of 这样

Examples

要不这么着吧，我们明天再说。

Yàobu zhèmezhe ba, wǒmen míngtiān zài shuō.

How about this — let's talk about it tomorrow.

这么着不行，换个办法。

Zhèmezhe bùxíng, huàn gè bànfǎ.

This won't work; let's try another way.

Tips

register

这么着 is colloquial and mainly used in spoken Northern Mandarin. In writing or formal speech, 这样 is preferred.

Stroke Order

这 zhè

么 me

着 zhe