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这么些 (zhè me xiē) — so many; so much (colloquial, informal, often with surprise or emphasis)

Definition

这么些 (zhème xiē) means 'this many / this much' — often said with surprise that a quantity is large or unexpected. Colloquial; for neutral or written 'so many/much' use 这么多 instead.

so manyso much (colloquial, informal, often with surprise or emphasis)

Examples

  • 这么些，？
    zhè me xiē Shū, nǐ shén me shí hou néng kàn wán?
    So many books — when will you finish reading them?
  • 这么些，！
    zhè me xiē Rén lái cān jiā jù huì, zhēn rè nao!
    So many people came to the party — it's really lively!
  • 这么些，？
    Nǐ mǎi zhè me xiē dōng xī, huā le bù shǎo qián ba?
    You bought so many things — it must have cost a lot, right?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

这么so
这zhèthis么me
些xiēsome

这么 means so, and 些 means some; together they express a large amount, so many.

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.

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”.

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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 麼; 么 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
幺幺yāosmall, tiny
Sound part声符shēngfú
麻
麻má麼
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 麼 pairs 麻, which gives the sound, with 幺, which means small/tiny; the simplified 么 is a later shorthand.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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