着

Aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state in Chinese: 着 (zhe)

zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

HSK 2Traditional: 著2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

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着

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˙ㄓㄜ

zhe

˙/ neutral toneㄓ/ zhㄜ/ e

Simplified & traditional

着

Simplified

著

Traditional

Example sentences

See 着 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她望着我。

    tā wàng zhe wǒ。

    She looked at me.

  • 猫看着鱼。

    māo kàn zhe yú。

    The cat is watching the fish.

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Related words

着急

zháo jí

to worry

随着

suí zhe

along with

接着

jiē zhe

to catch and hold on

着凉

zháo liáng

to catch cold

睡着

shuì zháo

to fall asleep

着火

zháo huǒ

to catch fire

有着

yǒu zhe

to have

挨着

āi zhe

near

背着

bèi zhe

turning one's back to (sth or sb)

沿着

yán zhe

to go along

指着

zhǐzhe

Poke

本着

běn zhe

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