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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."

==这个==

=== Structure ===

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Subj. + 这个 + [Category]

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=== Examples ===

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* 你 <em>这个</em> 坏蛋，就 没 做 过 一 件 好 事。<span class="trans">You bad person, you. You haven't done a single good thing.</span>
* 他 <em>这个</em> 马屁精，又 去 拍 老板 的 马屁 了。<span class="trans">That scum. He's flattering the boss again.</span>
* 上海 <em>这个</em> 城市，夏天 太 热，冬天 太 冷。<span class="trans">Shanghai, this city. Its summers are too hot, and its winters are too cold.</span>

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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===

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Subj. + 这种 / 这类 + [Category]

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=== Examples ===

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* 猕猴桃 <em>这种</em> 水果，营养 价值 最 高。<span class="trans">Kiwis and that kind of fruit have a high nutritional value.</span>
* 钱 <em>这种</em> 东西，可以 有 可以 没有。<span class="trans">Money and that kind of thing, you can have, but you don't need.</span>

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==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]] (p.200-201) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%A8%E5%8F%A5%E5%BC%8F%E4%BE%8B%E8%A7%A3/dp/B0011435Y2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347865939&sr=8-1 →buy]

[[Category:B2 grammar points]]
{{Basic Grammar|这个|B2|Noun + 这个 + Category|你 <em>这个</em> 坏蛋，就 没 做 过 一 件 好 事。|grammar point|ASGNPO4V}}
{{Rel char|这}}
{{Used for|Describing people}}
{{Used for|Describing things}}
{{Used for|Emphasizing}}
{{Used for|Differentiating}}
{{POS|Nouns}}