着 zhe

make move, take action

HSK 2 #41

DEFINITIONS

着 zhe
  • aspect particle indicating action in progress
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
着 zhuó
  • to wear (clothes)
  • to contact
  • to use
  • to apply
着 zhāo
  • (chess) move
  • trick
  • all right!
  • (dialect) to add

STROKES

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WORDS

着急 zháo jí
HSK 3
to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]
接着 jiē zhe
HSK 4
to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
随着 suí zhe
HSK 4
along with; in the wake of; following
着火 zháo huǒ
HSK 5
to ignite; to burn
着凉 zháo liáng
HSK 5
to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]
意味着 yì wèi zhe
HSK 6
to signify; to mean; to imply
着迷 zháo mí
HSK 6
to be fascinated; to be captivated
着想 zhuó xiǎng
HSK 6
to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
着手 zhuó shǒu
HSK 6
to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out
沉着 chén zhuó
HSK 6
steady; calm and collected; not nervous
执着 zhí zhuó
HSK 6
to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to
着重 zhuó zhòng
HSK 6
to put emphasis on; to stress
睡着 shuì zháo to fall asleep
有着 yǒu zhe to have; to possess
穿着 chuān zhuó attire; clothes; dress
跟着 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards
来着 lái zhe auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
用不着 yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for
着呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather
沿着 yán zhe to go along; to follow
怎么着 zěn me zhāo what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5]
着陆 zhuó lù landing; touchdown; to land; to touch down
走着瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right)
顺着 shùn zhe to follow; following; along
朝着 cháo zhe facing; advancing (towards)
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