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    Referring to here or this place with 这儿 (zhèr)

    Location & Position

    Structure

    来/到 + 这儿 / 在 + 这儿

    Explanation

    The pronoun 这儿 (zhèr) means "here" or "this place" and is used to indicate a location close to the speaker. It is the colloquial northern Chinese equivalent of 这里 (zhèlǐ) and is commonly used in spoken Mandarin.

    Examples

    • 你先在这儿等我一下，我马上回来。

      Nǐ xiān zài zhèr děng wǒ yīxià, wǒ mǎshàng huílái.

      Wait here for me for a moment; I'll be right back.

    • 这儿的风景真不错，我们拍张照吧。

      Zhèr de fēngjǐng zhēn bùcuò, wǒmen pāi zhāng zhào ba.

      The scenery here is really nice; let's take a photo.

    • 请把行李放在这儿就好了。

      Qǐng bǎ xínglǐ fàng zài zhèr jiù hǎo le.

      Please just put the luggage here.

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