zhège guōdǐ búcuò.

This broth base is not bad.

Breakdown of zhège guōdǐ búcuò.

• 这个zhège: this
• 锅底guōdǐ: hot-pot broth base
• 不错búcuò: not bad; pretty good

Questions & Answers about zhège guōdǐ búcuò.

How do I pronounce 这个 in this sentence?

It is commonly pronounced zhège.

A few useful notes:

• 这 is zhè (4th tone).
• 个 here is often pronounced with a neutral tone, so it sounds light: ge.
• In careful dictionary-style pinyin, you may see zhège or zhè ge.

So in normal speech, 这个锅底不错 sounds like:

zhège guōdǐ búcuò

Why is there a 个 in 这个?

In Mandarin, a demonstrative like 这 (this) usually needs a measure word/classifier before a noun.

The pattern is:

这/那 + measure word + noun

So:

• 这个锅底 = this soup base / this pot base

Here, 个 is the very common general classifier.

For English speakers, this feels unusual because English says simply this + noun, but Chinese usually wants that extra classifier.

Why isn’t it just 这锅底?

In standard Mandarin, 这锅底 is usually not the normal form.
The more standard pattern is:

• 这个锅底

That is because Mandarin typically uses:

demonstrative + classifier + noun

So:

• 这本书 = this book
• 这张桌子 = this table
• 这个锅底 = this soup base

You should think of 个 here as part of the normal grammar, not as an optional extra.