Chinese–EnglishWith examples
着
zhāo · zhao/zháo · zhao/zhe/zhuó · zhuo
Traditional 著
Meaning
CC-CEDICTzhāo 著
- (chess) move
- trick
- all right!
- (dialect) to add
zháo 著
- 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
zhe 著
- aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
zhuó 著
- to wear (clothes)
- to contact
- to use
- to apply
In a sentence
2 examples01
他坐在椅子上看着窗外。
He is sitting on a chair looking out the window.
02
别着急，我们还有时间。
Don't worry, we still have time.
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