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<p><em>but I'm not quite sure what the point of &quot;对此&quot; is. I know it means &quot;towards this&quot; but I don't know why it's used here.</em></p>
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<p>'<strong>此</strong>(this)' short for '此事(this affair)'. It is the <strong>pronoun</strong> for the <strong>topic</strong> that's preceded the sentence itself.</p>
<p>[topic]: &quot;老师们正在威胁罢工&quot; - &quot;teachers are threatening to strike&quot;</p>
<p>[comment]: &quot;你觉得<strong>对此</strong>该做什么?&quot; - what you think should be done <strong>toward (about) it</strong>?&quot;</p>
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<p><strong>此</strong>(事) is the pronoun for <strong>this</strong> (affair) : <strong>teachers are threatening to strike</strong></p>
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<p>[topic]+[comment] is a common sentence structure, if you don't use the pronoun for the topic, you would end up with sentence like this:</p>
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<p>&quot;<strong>老师们正在威胁罢工</strong>, 你觉得对[<strong>老师们正在威胁罢工</strong>]该做什么?&quot;</p>
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<li><em>In this case, you can just omit the topic and make &quot;你觉得对老师们正在威胁罢工该做什么?&quot; a complete sentence on its own</em></li>
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<p>It is just common sense to not repeat the topic in the comment.</p>
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<p>&quot;<strong>老师们正在威胁罢工</strong>, 你觉得对[<strong>此</strong>]该做什么?&quot;</p>
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Tang Ho
<p>What 什么<br>
you 你<br>
think 觉得<br>
should 该<br>
done 做<br>
about 对<br>
it 此  </p>

<p>So, 对此 is used because of "about it".</p>

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SLS
<pre><code>對此
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<p>此 is like a pronoun "this" in English for something mentioned before.</p>

<p>對 is like "refer to", "point to", "for", "about"</p>

<p>By adding 對此, it is to specify this question which is related to something mentioned before.</p>

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OmniBus
<p>I think it's just an emphasis. Actually you can just leave it out if the context is clear.</p>

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Zhiping Xu
<p>What do you think should be done about it?
你觉得对此该做什么？</p>

<p>this is the translation online I found for this English sentence. The translation makes some sense, but I'm not quite sure what the point of "对此" is. I know it means "towards this" but I don't know why it's used here.</p>

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Best to avoid in orally, especially for learners, unless your pronunciation is absolutely spot on it's going to be hard for anyone to guess that you would be using such a formal word like 对此.
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how to use 对此 in a sentence?
# how to use 对此 in a sentence?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-21)

What do you think should be done about it?
你觉得对此该做什么？

this is the translation online I found for this English sentence. The translation makes some sense, but I'm not quite sure what the point of "对此" is. I know it means "towards this" but I don't know why it's used here.

**Tags:** translation, sentence-structure

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Best to avoid in orally, especially for learners, unless your pronunciation is absolutely spot on it's going to be hard for anyone to guess that you would be using such a formal word like 对此.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-21. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

> *but I'm not quite sure what the point of "对此" is. I know it means "towards this" but I don't know why it's used here.*

'**此**(this)' short for '此事(this affair)'. It is the **pronoun** for the **topic** that's preceded the sentence itself.

[topic]: "老师们正在威胁罢工" - "teachers are threatening to strike"

[comment]: "你觉得**对此**该做什么?" - what you think should be done **toward (about) it**?"

> **此**(事) is the pronoun for **this** (affair) : **teachers are threatening to strike**

[topic]+[comment] is a common sentence structure, if you don't use the pronoun for the topic, you would end up with sentence like this:

> "**老师们正在威胁罢工**, 你觉得对[**老师们正在威胁罢工**]该做什么?"
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> * *In this case, you can just omit the topic and make "你觉得对老师们正在威胁罢工该做什么?" a complete sentence on its own*

It is just common sense to not repeat the topic in the comment.

> "**老师们正在威胁罢工**, 你觉得对[**此**]该做什么?"


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-05-21. Score: 4

What 什么  
you 你  
think 觉得  
should 该  
done 做  
about 对  
it 此

So, 对此 is used because of "about it".


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-05-21. Score: 0

對此

此 is like a pronoun "this" in English for something mentioned before.
對 is like "refer to", "point to", "for", "about"
By adding 對此, it is to specify this question which is related to something mentioned before.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-05-21. Score: -1

I think it's just an emphasis. Actually you can just leave it out if the context is clear.


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