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Expressing "in this way" with "zheyang"
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- [1 Used as an
Adverb](#Used_as_an_Adverb "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Used as a
Conjunction](#Used_as_a_Conjunction "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 Colloquial
Saying
这样的话](#Colloquial_Saying_.E8.BF.99.E6.A0.B7.E7.9A.84.E8.AF.9D "wikilink")
- [4 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [5 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [5.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
这样 + Verb
### Examples
- *这样* 做 不 对 。*Zhèyàng* zuò bù
duì.It's not right to do this.
- *这样* 说 不 礼貌 。*Zhèyàng* shuō bù
lǐmào.It's not polite to say this.
- *这样* 走 过去 更 近 。*Zhèyàng* zǒu guòqù gèng
jìn.It's closer to walk over from this
way.
- 你们 真的 是 *这样* 想 的 吗 ？Nǐmen zhēnde shì
*zhèyàng* xiǎng de ma?Do you guys really
think so?
Used as a Conjunction
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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
。Nǐ yào duō gǔlì xuéshēng, *zhèyàng* tāmen
**huì** gèng yǒu zìxìn.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
。Fùmǔ yīnggāi duō péi háizi, *zhèyàng* háizi
**huì** gèng kuàilè.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 。Nǐ
yào duō shuō, *zhèyàng* **cái** néng yuèláiyuè
liúlì.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 。Ràng
tā zìjǐ lái, *zhèyàng* tā **cái** néng
xuéhuì.Let him do it by himself. This is
the only way he will learn.
Colloquial Saying 这样的话
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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 ？*Zhèyàng de
huà*, nǐ hái pà shénme ne?If this is the
case, what else are you afraid?
- **如果 是** *这样 的话* ，麻烦 就 大 了
。**Rúguǒ shì** *zhèyàng dehuà*, máfan jiù dà
le.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 。Wǒ huì zhù zài Měiguó péngyou de
jiā lǐ. *Zhèyàng dehuà*, wǒ jiārén jiù bù nàme dānxīn wǒ
le.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
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- [The "zui"
superlative](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22zui%22_superlative)
- [Expressing "excessively" with
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