此 cǐ

1. cǐ pronoun this / these
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In this sense 此 is a demonstrative pronoun. 此 is synonymous with 这 or 这个 in this sense. It is more often used in written language or Literary Chinese (Guoyu '此' pronoun; Kroll 2015 '此' 1, p. 65; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 85； Unihan '此'； XHZD '此' 1, p. 107).
2. cǐ adverb in this way
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 此 is synonymous with 如此 in this sense (Guoyu '此' adv)
3. cǐ conjunction otherwise / but / however / so
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 此 is synonymous with 乃 or 则 in this sense (Guoyu '此' conj; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 523)
4. cǐ pronoun at this time / now / here
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '此' 2, p. 65; XHZD '此' 2, p. 107)

Contained in

• 从此(從此) from now on / since then / henceforth
• 但愿如此(但願如此) if only it were so / I hope so
• 如此 in this way / so
• 故此 therefore
• 前此 before today
• 此间(此間) here / this place
• 值此 on this (occasion) / at this time when ... / on this occasion
• 以此 hence
• 话虽如此(話雖如此) be that as it may
• 远非如此(遠非如此) far from it being so
• 此道 such matters / things like this / this line of work / this pursuit / this hobby / this endeavor
• 何出此言 where do these words stem from? / why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
• 此前 before this / before then / previously
• 此路不通 this road is blocked / This method does not work. / Doing this is no good.
• 因此 for that reason / therefore / for this reason
• 在此之际(在此之際) meanwhile / at the same time
• 此生空过(此生空過) this life is gone and accomplishments are none
• 借此(藉此) using this as a pretext / thereby
• 此起彼落 arising here, falling there / in quick succession
• 在此之后(在此之後) after this / afterwards / next
• 如此这般(如此這般) thus and so / such and such
• 彼此 each other / one another ; both similar
• 此刻 this moment / now / at present
• 此次 this time
• 此后(此後) after this / afterwards
• 此际(此際) then / as a result
• 彼一时此一时(彼一時此一時) that was one thing, and this is another / times have changed
• 在此 here
• 与此同时(與此同時) at the same time / meanwhile
• 诸如此类(諸如此類) things like this / and so on
• 此时此地(此時此地) here and now / as things stand
• 此起彼伏 arising here, falling there / in quick succession
• 由此可见(由此可見) from this, it can be seen that
• 快哉此风(快哉此風) how pleasant a thing is this wind
• 此地无银三百两(此地無銀三百兩) 300 silver taels not hidden here / to reveal what one intends to hide
• 倘能如此 if it is possible
• 此类(此類) this kind / these kinds / such
• 到此为止(到此為止) to stop at this point / to end here / to call it a day
• 此致敬礼(此致敬禮) respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)
• 以此为(以此為) to regard as / to treat as
• 彼倡此和 to chorus somebody else's lead / to chime in in agreement
• 从此往后(從此往後) from here on
• 此地 here / this place
• 此时以前(此時以前) heretofore
• 厚此薄彼 to favour one and discriminate against the other
• 等因奉此 officialese / official routine
• 为此(為此) for this reason / with regards to this / in this respect
• 不仅如此(不僅如此) not only that, but
• 仅此而已(僅此而已) that's all / just this and nothing more

Also contained in

此岸 、 为成道业，应受此食

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 323
• 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 247
• 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 243
• 卷十九 Scroll 19 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 218
• 卷十七 Scroll 17 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 194
• 卷六 Scroll 6 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 166
• 卷十五 Scroll 15 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 165
• 魏紀 Records of the Wei Bamboo Annals 竹書紀年 — count: 145
• 卷三十九 Scroll 39 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 121
• 《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 110