这个
zhè ge
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Traditional: 這個
This, this one: points to a person or thing near the speaker. It is 这 'this' plus the measure word 个, so it goes before nouns that take 个 (这个人 'this person') or stands alone (这个是什么？ 'what is this?'). Nouns with their own measure word use that one instead: 这本书. Often said zhèige.
Cái này, người này: chỉ người hay vật ở gần người nói. Gồm 这 (này) và lượng từ 个. Khác tiếng Việt, nó đứng trước danh từ: 这个人 là “người này”; cũng đứng một mình được: 这个是什么？ (cái này là gì?). Danh từ có lượng từ riêng thì dùng lượng từ đó: 这本书. Khẩu ngữ hay đọc zhèige.
PronounRegister: neutral
Examples
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation) — awaiting a native-speaker check
Sources & notes
Hán-Việt bridge batch 064 (2026-11-14). Headword, Traditional form and pinyin checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) source ↗ · Hán-Việt reading: Unihan kVietnamese source ↗ ; en.wiktionary Vietnamese entries via kaikki.org extract, snapshot 2026-07-31 (CC BY-SA 4.0): Hán-Việt reading 这/這 = giá · No Vietnamese entry is linked as its twin; the Hán-Việt reading is given character by character. Definition, literal gloss and example sentence are original; the example has not had a native-speaker check yet.
Common questions
What does “这个” mean?
This, this one: points to a person or thing near the speaker. It is 这 'this' plus the measure word 个, so it goes before nouns that take 个 (这个人 'this person') or stands alone (这个是什么？ 'what is this?'). Nouns with their own measure word use that one instead: 这本书. Often said zhèige.
Is “这个” formal or informal?
这个 is generally neutral.