Name-calling with "zhege" (Redirected from ASGNPO4V) Level B2 Similar to Used for Describing people, Describing things, Emphasizing, Differentiating Keywords 这个, 这 这个 (zhège) can be used by the speaker to emphasize how one regards something or someone. Using 这个 has a stronger effect than if one were to label something without using 这个 e.g "中国， 这个国家" has a stronger impact than merely saying "中国是一个国家." Contents 1 这个 1.1 Structure 1.2 Examples 2 这种/这类 2.1 Structure 2.2 Examples 3 See also 4 Sources and further reading 4.1 Books 这个 Structure Subj. + 这个 + [Category] Examples 你 这个 坏蛋，就 没 做 过 一 件 好 事。 You bad person, you. You haven't done a single good thing. 他 这个 马屁精，又 去 拍 老板 的 马屁 了。 That scum. He's flattering the boss again. 上海 这个 城市，夏天 太 热，冬天 太 冷。 Shanghai, this city. Its summers are too hot, and its winters are too cold. As 个 is a measure word it can be replaced by other measure words in this structure. Often it is replaced with 种 or 类. which actually shifts the meaning slightly from e.g. "this city" to "this type of city." 这种/这类 Structure Subj. + 这种 / 这类 + [Category] Examples 猕猴桃 这种 水果，营养 价值 最 高。 Kiwis and that kind of fruit have a high nutritional value. 钱 这种 东西，可以 有 可以 没有。 Money and that kind of thing, you can have, but you don't need. See also Sources and further reading Books Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 (pp. 200-201) [ →buy]