如此

Chinese
as (if); such as this; these
simp. and trad.
(如此)		 如 此

Pronunciation

Adjective

如此

  1. so; such; the case; this way
    往往如此  ―  wǎngwǎng rúcǐ  ―  to be often the case
    事已如此  ―  shì yǐ rúcǐ  ―  this being the case
    真的如此嗎？ / 真的如此吗？  ―  Zhēnde rúcǐ ma?  ―  Is that so?
    新方法也不是完美的；果然如此，它比老方法好得多。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Xīn fāngfǎ yě bùshì wánměi de; guǒrán rúcǐ, tā bǐ lǎo fāngfǎ hǎo de duō. [Pinyin]
    The new method is not perfect; even so, it is much better than the old one.
  2. (literary) like this; this kind of

Synonyms
  • (like this): (literary) 如是 (rúshì)

Derived terms
  • 如此而已
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