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着
著
zhe
1.
aspect particle indicating action in progress
HSK 2
Very Common • Top 0%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
着呢
zhene
comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree
活着
huózhe
alive
浮着
fúzhe
afloat
依着
yīzhe
in accordance with
正着
zhèngzháo
head on
当着
dāngzhe
in front of
由着
yóuzhe
let (one) have his way
本着
běnzhe
based on...
有着
yǒuzhe
to have
来着
láizhe
auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
朝着
cháozhe
facing
就着
jiùzhe
to be next to (colloquial)
沿着
yánzhe
to go along
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
合着
hézhe
(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so
光着
guāngzhe
bare
挨着
āizhe
near
Example Sentences (10)
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
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
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
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
我们买两块，回家吃着蛋糕看电视，怎么样？
wǒmen mǎi liǎng kuài, huí jiā chī zhe dàn gāo kàn diàn shì, zěnme yàng?
Let's buy two pieces, go home, eat cake while watching TV. How does that sound?
Text 3
我看她总是笑着回答老师的问题。
Wǒ kàn tā zǒng shì xiào zhe huí dá lǎo shī de wèn tí.
I see that she always answers the teacher's questions with a smile.
Text 2
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