Definition
如此这般 is a set phrase meaning 'thus and so' or 'in such a way'. It is often used in narratives to summarise or skip over a sequence of events or words that are already understood, similar to 'and so on' or 'blah blah blah'. It can function as a verb phrase or adverbial phrase.
v.p.
thus and soin such a way(used to refer to a sequence of events or words without repeating them)
Examples
- 如此这般。Tā xiàng wǒ miáoshù le rú cǐ zhè de qíngxíng.He described the situation thus and so.
- 如此这般。Shìqing jiù rú cǐ zhè fāshēng le.The events happened just so.
- 如此这般。Nǐ bǎ shìqing de jīngguò rú cǐ zhè de shuō yí biàn.Tell the whole story step by step like that.
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