着 著
zhe
HSK level: HSK 2
Meaning
aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state; variant of 著|着[zhe5]
Other reading: zhāo
variant of 著|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add
Other reading: zháo
variant of 著|着[zhao2]; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep
Other reading: zhuó
variant of 著|着[zhuo2]; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
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Characters
Examples
听着。
tīng zhe。
Listen.
看着我
kàn zhe wǒ
Watch me.
趴着！
pā zhe！
Stay down!
Words with this character
接着 jiē zhe to catch and hold on意味着 yì wèi zhe to signify有着 yǒu zhe to have睡着 shuì zháo to fall asleep穿着 chuān zhuó attire随着 suí zhe along with沿着 yán zhe to go along着急 zháo jí to worry着手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it顺着 shùn zhe to follow朝着 cháo zhe towards怀着 huáizhe Be with着想 zhuó xiǎng to give thought用不着 yòng bu zháo not need着火 zháo huǒ to catch fire背着 bèi zhe turning one's back to挨着 āi zhe near着眼 zhuó yǎn to have one's eyes on当着 dāng zhe in front of凭着 píng zhe relying on趁着 chènzhe while紧接着 jǐn jiē zhe immediately afterwards着迷 zháo mí to be fascinated