Sentence pattern · Band 1
这 and 那: this one, that one
这/那 + 量词 + 名词
这 points at what is near you, 那 at what is far, and neither can hold a noun alone: a measure word has to sit in between. 这个 · 这本 · 那件 all mean this or that something. It is like always saying this one book instead of this book: Chinese names the stub every time. A number can join too, as in 这两本 for these two.
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Mistakes people make
这 and 那 cannot hold a noun directly; a measure word must sit between them, and books use 本.
个 is the default stub, but books insist on 本; the all purpose one is not always welcome.
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What does 这、那＋量词 mean?
这 points at what is near you, 那 at what is far, and neither can hold a noun alone: a measure word has to sit in between. 这个 · 这本 · 那件 all mean this or that something. It is like always saying this one book instead of this book: Chinese names the stub every time. A number can join too, as in 这两本 for these two.
How do you build it?
这/那 + 量词 + 名词
What is the most common mistake?
这书很好看。 → 这本书很好看。
这 and 那 cannot hold a noun directly; a measure word must sit between them, and books use 本.
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