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HSK 4
着
著
zhe
1.
aspect particle indicating action in progress
HSK 2
Very Common • Top 0%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
来着
láizhe
auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
依着
yīzhe
in accordance with
光着
guāngzhe
bare
冒着
màozhe
to brave
合着
hézhe
(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so
嗔着
chēnzhe
(coll.) to blame sb for sth
就着
jiùzhe
to be next to (colloquial)
循着
xúnzhe
to follow
忙着
mángzhe
to be occupied with (doing sth)
急着
jízhe
urgently
悠着
yōuzhe
to take it easy
挨着
āizhe
near
接着
jiēzhe
to catch and hold on
有着
yǒuzhe
to have
朝着
cháozhe
facing
本着
běnzhe
based on...
正着
zhèngzháo
head on
沿着
yánzhe
to go along
活着
huózhe
alive
浮着
fúzhe
afloat
Example Sentences (10)
你吃过水果饭吗？你在饭馆的菜单上见过水果饭吗？你想学着做水果饭吗？
Nǐ chī guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? Nǐ zài fànguǎn de càidān shàng jiàn guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? Nǐ xiǎng xué zhe zuò shuǐguǒ fàn ma?
Have you eaten fruit rice? Have you seen fruit rice on a restaurant menu? Do you want to learn to make fruit rice?
Text 4
那个拿着碗吃饭的人是你哥哥吗？他和你长得真像。
Nà ge ná zhe wǎn chī fàn de rén shì nǐ gē ge ma?tā hé nǐ zhǎng de zhēn xiàng.
Is the person eating from a bowl your older brother? He really looks like you.
Text 3
桌子上放着很多饮料，你喝什么？
Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe hěn duō yǐnliào, nǐ hē shénme?
There are many drinks on the table. What do you want to drink?
Text 4
就是我们班那个长着两个大眼睛，非常爱笑的女孩儿。
jiù shì wǒmen bān nà gè zhǎngzhe liǎng gè dà yǎnjing, fēicháng àixiào de nǚháir.
It’s that girl in our class with two big eyes who really loves to smile.
Text 3
西瓜吧。你看，这上面写着“西瓜不甜不要钱”。
Xīguā ba. Nǐ kàn, zhè shàngmiàn xiězhe "xīguā bù tián bú yào qián".
How about watermelon? Look, it says here "If the watermelon isn't sweet, you don't have to pay".
Text 3
我看她总是笑着回答老师的问题。
Wǒ kàn tā zǒngshì xiào zhe huídá lǎoshī de wèntí.
I see that she always answers the teacher's questions with a smile.
Text 2
我们买两块，回家吃着蛋糕看电视，怎么样？
Wǒmen mǎi liǎng kuài, huíjiā chī zhe dàngāo kàn diànshì, zěnme yàng?
Let's buy two pieces, go home, eat cake while watching TV. How does that sound?
Text 3
中年人说：浪漫是即使晚上加班到零点，到家时，自己家里也还亮着灯；
Zhōngniánrén shuō: Làngmàn shì jíshǐ wǎnshang jiābān dào língdiǎn, dàojiā shí, zìjǐ jiālǐ yě hái liàngzhe dēng；
Middle-aged people say: Romance is that even if you work overtime at night until midnight, when you get home, the lights in your own home are still on;
Text 4
Alternate Entries
着
zhāo
(chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add
HSK 2
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
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