Learn 着 (zhe) — HSK 3.0 Level 2

着(zhe)

TOP-50 HSK 3.0 · Level 2 YCT 4

Translation

(v./n.) wear (clothes); come into contact with; apply, use; assign, dispatch; order; whereabouts
(n./v.) trick, move; move in chess; (dialect) to put in, to add
(par.) (after a verb to indicate an action is in a progress or in a certain state that continues)
(v.) attach, come in contact with; be affected (by...); catch fire; fall asleep
(aux.) used after a verb as a complement to indicate the result of the action

Radical

目(mù) eye 艸艹(cǎo) grass

Simplified 着

Traditional 著

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Words with 着 19

Similar pronunciation 36

(v.) break, snap; die (young); suffer the loss of; discount; be convinced; turn back; bend, twist; take the place of; convert into | (n.) discount; (of Chinese character) turning stroke | (v.) snap, be broken; lose money in business | (v.) roll over, turn over; pour (back and forth between two containers) | (adj.) bending, twisted | (m.) scene (of a play), act | (v./adj./n.) to fold; capable of being folded up; booklet, folder, passbook

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Examples of use 19

着(zhuó) 手(shǒu)

(v.) set about, start to do something

着(zhuó) 眼(yǎn)

(v.) have one's eye on (e.g. a goal), to have something in mind

我(wǒ) 脑(nǎo) 子(zi) 里(lǐ) 总(zǒng) 想(xiǎng) 着(zhe) 这(zhè) 件(jiàn) 事(shì) ，(，) 怎(zěn) 么(me) 也(yě) 睡(shuì) 不(bù) 着(zháo) 。(。)

I always think about it in my mind, and I can't sleep.

她(tā) 自(zì) 己(jǐ) 讲(jiǎng) 着(zhe) 讲(jiǎng) 着(zhe) 就(jiù) 笑(xiào) 起(qǐ) 来(lai) 了(le) ，(，) 我(wǒ) 们(men) 都(dōu) 不(bù) 明(míng) 白(bái) 她(tā) 为(wèi) 什(shén) 么(me) 笑(xiào) 。(。)

As she was talking, she laughed. None of us understood why she laughed.

你(nǐ) 不(bù) 是(shì) 说(shuō) 晚(wǎn) 上(shàng) 睡(shuì) 不(bù) 着(zhe) 觉(zháo) 吗(ma) ？(？)

You're not saying you don't sleep at night, are you?

你(nǐ) 这(zhè) 样(yàng) 躺(tǎng) 着(zhe) 看(kàn) 书(shū) 对(duì) 眼(yǎn) 睛(jīng) 不(bù) 好(hǎo) ，(，) 快(kuài) 坐(zuò) 起(qǐ) 来(lai) ！(！)

It's not good for your eyes to read lying down like this. Sit up quickly!

他(tā) 忽(hū) 然(rán) 发(fā) 现(xiàn) 远(yuǎn) 处(chù) 蹲(dūn) 着(zhe) 一(yī) 只(zhī) 大(dà) 老(lǎo) 虎(hǔ) 。(.)

He suddenly found a big tiger crouching in the distance.

你(nǐ) 怎(zěn) 么(me) 拉(lā) 着(zhe) 一(yī) 个(ge) 这(zhè) 么(me) 大(dà) 的(de) 行(xíng) 李(lǐ) 箱(xiāng) ？(。)

Why are you pulling such a big suitcase?

我(wǒ) 看(kàn) 她(tā) 总(zǒng) 是(shì) 笑(xiào) 着(zhe) 回(huí) 答(dá) 老(lǎo) 师(shī) 的(de) 问(wèn) 题(tí) 。(。)

In my opinion, she always answers the teacher's questions with a smile.

躺(tǎng) 着(zhe) 看(kàn) 手(shǒu) 机(jī) 的(de) 坏(huài) 处(chù) 是(shì) ：(:) 会(huì) 伤(shāng) 害(hài) 我(wǒ) 们(men) 的(de) 眼(yǎn) 睛(jing) 。(.)

The disadvantage of lying down and looking at our mobile phones is that it will hurt our eyes.

你(nǐ) 看(kàn) ，(，) 这(zhè) 是(shì) 五(wǔ) 年(nián) 前(qián) 他(tā) 给(gěi) 我(wǒ) 写(xiě) 的(de) 信(xìn) ，(，) 我(wǒ) 还(hái) 留(liú) 着(zhe) 信(xìn) 封(fēng) 呢(ne) 。(。)

You see, this is a letter he wrote to me five years ago. I still have the envelope.

随(suí) 着(zhe) 中(zhōng) 国(guó) 经(jīng) 济(jì) 的(de) 发(fā) 展(zhǎn) ，(，) 越(yuè) 来(lái) 越(yuè) 多(duō) 留(liú) 学(xué) 生(shēng) 选(xuǎn) 择(zé) 来(lái) 中(zhōng) 国(guó) 留(liú) 学(xué) 。(。)

With the development of China's economy, more and more overseas students choose to study in China.

对(duì) 不(bu) 起(qǐ) ，(，) 我(wǒ) 赶(gǎn) 着(zhe) 开(kāi) 会(huì) ，(，) 现(xiàn) 在(zài) 没(méi) 时(shí) 间(jiān) 跟(gēn) 你(nǐ) 聊(liáo) 天(tiān) 。(。)

Sorry, I'm in a hurry for a meeting. I don't have time to chat with you now.

很(hěn) 多(duō) 人(rén) 拿(ná) 着(zhe) 鲜(xiān) 花(huā) 站(zhàn) 在(zài) 门(mén) 口(kǒu) 。(。)

Lots of people are standing at the door holding flowers.

在(zài) 和(hé) 别(bié) 人(ren) 对(duì) 话(huà) 时(shí) ，(，) 你(nǐ) 应(yīng) 该(gāi) 看(kàn) 着(zhe) 别(bié) 人(ren) ，(，) 这(zhè) 是(shì) 一(yī) 种(zhǒng) 礼(lǐ) 貌(mào) 。(。)

When talking with others, you should look at the other person. This is a way to show courtesy.

着(zháo) 地(dì)

to land | to touch the ground | also pr. [zhuo2 di4]

着(zhuó) 装(zhuāng)

to dress | dress | clothes | outfit

着(zhuó) 陆(lù)

landing | touchdown | to land | to touch down

衣(yī) 着(zhuó)

clothes

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