如此这般 (rú cǐ zhè bān) — thus and so; in such a way; (used to refer to a sequence of events or words without repeating them)

Definition

Literary phrase meaning 'thus and so / in such a way', used as a narrative shorthand when retelling events without restating every detail. Common in writing and storytelling.

verb
thus and soin such a way(used to refer to a sequence of events or words without repeating them)

Examples

  • 如此这般。
    Tā xiàng wǒ miáo shù le rú cǐ zhè bān de qíng xíng.
    He described the situation thus and so.
  • 如此这般。
    Shì qing jiù rú cǐ zhè bān fā shēng le.
    The events happened just so.
  • 如此这般。
    Nǐ bǎ shì qing de jīng guò rú cǐ zhè bān dì shuō yí biàn.
    Tell the whole story step by step like that.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

如此like this
如rúlike此cǐthis
动宾Verb + object
这般this sort
这zhèthis般bānsort
偏正Modifier + head

如此 and 这般 both mean like this, giving the sense of thus and so.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ如rú
Same sound today

如 is built from 口 (mouth) for its meaning and 女 (woman) for its sound.

Open 如 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

Open 此 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 這; 这 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
言
言yán這zhè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 這, 辶 (walk) combines with 言 for the sound. The character first meant “to meet” and was later used for “this”.

Open 这 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 般 →

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