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这儿

zhè r · zhe r

Traditional 這兒

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. here
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Is this seat taken?

  1. Dengdeng

    请问(qǐngwèn)，这儿(zhèr)有(yǒu)人(rén)吗(ma)？

    Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?

  2. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，你(nǐ)坐(zuò)吧(ba)。

    No, have a seat.

  3. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！这儿(zhèr)真(zhēn)安静(ānjìng)。

    Thanks! It's really quiet here.

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)常(cháng)来(lái)这儿(zhèr)看书(kànshū)。

    Yes, I often come here to read.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)书(shū)呢(ne)？

    Where is your book?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)常(cháng)来(lái)这儿(zhèr)睡觉(shuìjiào)，不(bù)看书(kànshū)。

    I often come here to sleep, not to read.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)吗(ma)？

May I put it down here?

Tatoeba: Chinese by asosan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)儿(r)的(de)环(huán)境(jìng)很(hěn)安(ān)静(jìng)，适(shì)合(hé)看(kàn)书(shū)。

The environment here is very quiet, suitable for reading.

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这
zhè

(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)

儿
ér

child; son

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