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= Expressing "in this way" with "zheyang" =
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- Level[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points B1]
- Similar to
- Used for[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adding_more_explanation Adding more explanation]
- Keywords[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%BF%99%E6%A0%B7 这样]
- Translations[https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/So so], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/That that]
== Contents ==
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* [[#Used_as_an_Adverb|1 Used as an Adverb]]
** [[#Structure|1.1 Structure]]
** [[#Examples|1.2 Examples]]
* [[#Used_as_a_Conjunction|2 Used as a Conjunction]]
** [[#Structure_2|2.1 Structure]]
** [[#Examples_2|2.2 Examples]]
* [[#Colloquial_Saying_.E8.BF.99.E6.A0.B7.E7.9A.84.E8.AF.9D|3 Colloquial Saying 这样的话]]
* [[#See_also|4 See also]]
* [[#Sources_and_further_reading|5 Sources and further reading]]
** [[#Books|5.1 Books]]
这样 + Verb
=== Examples ===
* ''这样'' 做 不 对 。It's not right to do this.
* ''这样'' 说 不 礼貌 。It's not polite to say this.
* ''这样'' 走 过去 更 近 。It's closer to walk over from this way.
* 你们 真的 是 ''这样'' 想 的 吗 ？Do you guys really think so?
== Used as a Conjunction ==
This use of 这样 corresponds to "in this way," which is another way of expressing "so that" or "thus."
=== Structure ===
⋯⋯ ，这样 + 会 / 才 ⋯⋯
You will often see 会 or 才 following 这样 to indicate "only in this way can or will something happen."
=== Examples ===
* 你 要 多 鼓励 学生 ，''这样'' 他们 '''会''' 更 有 自信 。You need to encourage your students more. This will help them become more confident.
* 父母 应该 多 陪 孩子 ，''这样'' 孩子 '''会''' 更 快乐 。Parents should spend more time with their children, this will make the children happier.
* 你 要 多 说 ，''这样'' '''才''' 能 越来越 流利 。You need to speak more. This will help you become more and more fluent.
* 让 他 自己 来 ，''这样'' 他 '''才''' 能 学会 。Let him do it by himself. This is the only way he will learn.
== Colloquial Saying 这样的话 ==
This use of 这样 corresponds to "this way," as in if we do it this way. Adding 的话 gives the pattern more of an "if" flavor.
To make the "if" even more explicit, you can even add 如果是 before 这样的话.
(如果是 +) 这样的话 ，⋯⋯
A few examples:
* ''这样 的话'' ，你 还 怕 什么 呢 ？If this is the case, what else are you afraid?
* '''如果 是''' ''这样 的话'' ，麻烦 就 大 了 。If this is the case, I think we're going to have more trouble.
* 我 会 住 在 美国 朋友 的 家里 。''这样 的话'' ，我 家人 就 不 那么 担心 我 了 。I will stay at my American friend's house when I go to visit the US. This way my family won't worry about me so much.
== See also ==
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22zui%22_superlative The "zui" superlative]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22excessively%22_with_%22tai%22 Expressing "excessively" with "tai"]
== Sources and further reading ==
=== Books ===
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Short-term_Spoken_Chinese:_Elementary_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E9%80%9F%E6%88%90%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E7%AF%87) Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)] (pp. 15) [ →buy]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed) Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)] (pp. 71 - 2) [http://amzn.to/2femBuy →buy]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4) New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)] (pp. 103) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561913192 →buy]
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