此 cǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 止 — to stop, to halt
- Made of
- 止 to stop, to halt 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
此致
cǐzhì
hereby; used before “敬礼” in formal letters
Characters in this word
致 zhì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 至 — reach, arrive
- Made of
- 至 reach, arrive 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在正式信函中，此致之后通常另起一行写敬礼。 Zài zhèngshì xìnhán zhōng, cǐzhì zhīhòu tōngcháng lìng qǐ yì háng xiě jìnglǐ. In a formal letter, the closing phrase is usually followed by the salutation on a new line.
- 他在求职信的最后写了此致，显得很有礼貌。 Tā zài qiúzhíxìn de zuìhòu xiě le cǐzhì, xiǎnde hěn yǒu lǐmào. He wrote the formal closing at the end of his job application letter, which looked very polite.
- 老师教我们写信时，别忘了在结尾写上此致。 Lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen xiě xìn shí, bié wàng le zài jiéwěi xiě shàng cǐzhì. When the teacher taught us to write letters, she said not to forget to write the formal closing at the end.
Related words
- 因此 yīncǐ therefore
- 此 cǐ this (formal)
- 此外 cǐwài besides; in addition
- 从此 cóngcǐ from then on
- 彼此 bǐcǐ each other
- 此后 cǐhòu after this
- 此刻 cǐkè at this moment
- 此时 cǐshí at this time
- 如此 rúcǐ so; like this
- 由此 yóucǐ from here; from this
- 为此 wèicǐ for this reason, therefore
- 此起彼伏 cǐqǐbǐfú to rise one after another; to occur in waves