chee

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chee [ʈʂʰʅ³³]ptcl
ENthis, that (the default demonstrative; identifies the referent as salient; does not imply the referent is close to the speaker); topicalizer; follows the sentence constituent or whole clause, which is the discourse-level point of departure; thus it also has nominalizing characteristics; (expresses dissatisfaction when occuring sentence-finally)
中文这,那(基本指示代词,使限定的人或物突出,限定的人或物与说话者的距离可远可近); (主题标记——跟随句子成分或完整句,就是话语层的分离点,带有名词化的特征); (表示不满或指责的语气)
chee [ʈʂʰʅ³³]verb_intransitive
ENto hang (sth from sth), to hang up (sth); to hang down (e.g. fruit from a tree)
中文悬挂,吊; 垂下,挂
chee [ʈʂʰʅ³³]classifier
ENto stack up (solid objects neatly; e.g. firewood, bricks, etc.); for stacks (of solid objects; e.g. firewood, bricks, etc.)
中文垛,摞,码; 垛
chee [tʂʰɯ³³]
ENthis
中文这

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Usage examples

Jji bel cheebbeq ceeq gge elnai cheegvl el ddoq lei?
Do (you) see that old lady who is walking this way?
你看见正往这边走的那个奶奶了吗?
Mil chee lulgv chee ddeeq bil seil, wujuqwu bbei ggv'laq bbei hee seiq.
After these four girls grew up, (they) went out on (their) own to do business.
四个女儿长大以后,都各自做生意去了。
Taf ddeejjiq bbei ser shuq bel yagoq lei tvf seil, ser chee neiq ye.
Their whole family went to gather firewood and bring (it) home. Now (they) are stacking it.
他们一家子砍了柴后回家,现正在垛柴。

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NaxiAI. Naxi Digital Dictionary, s.v. “chee”. https://naxiai.com/dictionary/chee (accessed 2026-11-14).