着

著

zháoㄓㄠˊ

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TOCFL 2

Meaning

Meanings

1
to touch
2
to come in contact with
3
to feel
4
to be affected by
5
to catch fire
6
to burn
7
(coll.) to fall asleep
8
(after a verb) hitting the mark

Examples

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她挥着她的手，直到火车消失在视线之外。

她揮着她的手，直到火車消失在視線之外。

She waved her hand until the train was out of sight.

我弟弟手里拿着一个摄像机。

我弟弟手裏拿着一個攝像機。

My brother is holding a camera in his hand.

报纸、杂志和新闻广播讲述着世界上正在发生的事。

報紙、雜誌和新聞廣播講述着世界上正在發生的事。

Newspapers, magazines, and newscasts tell what is going on in the world.

让窗子关着。

讓窗子關着。

Keep the window closed.

她在一棵树下坐着。

她在一棵樹下坐着。

She was sitting under a tree.

Characters

Character breakdown

羊

yáng

surname Yang

Related: 着

执着

zhí zhuó

to be strongly attached to

接着

jiē zhe

to catch and hold on

睡着

shuì zháo

to fall asleep

着力

zhuó lì

to put effort into sth

着急

zháo jí

to worry; to feel anxious

着想

zhuó xiǎng

to give thought (to others)

着手

zhuó shǒu

to put one's hand to it

着火

zháo huǒ

to catch fire

Stroke practice

Practice writing 着

Characters

simplified script

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