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着
著
zhāo
1. (chess) move
2. trick
3. all right!
4. (dialect) to add
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

着
zhe
to make a move, to take action
HSK 2 11 丶

Compound Words (17)

着急
zháojí
to worry
HSK 3
着紧
zháojǐn
urgent
着地
zháodì
to land
着忙
zháománg
to rush
着慌
zháohuāng
alarmed
着法
zhāofǎ
move in chess
睡着
shuìzháo
to fall asleep
花着
huāzhāo
variant of [[花招<huāzhāo>]]
正着
zhèngzháo
head on
着火
zháohuǒ
to ignite
HSK 5
不着
bùzháo
no need
失着
shīzhāo
unwise move
引着
yǐnzháo
to ignite
得着
dézháo
to obtain
找着
zhǎozháo
to find
着数
zhāoshù
move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
着凉
zháoliáng
to catch cold
HSK 5

Alternate Entries

着
zháo
to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
HSK 2
着
zhe
aspect particle indicating action in progress
HSK 2
着
zhuó
to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
HSK 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
40
Word Frequency Rank
64 of 84,292

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