to wear; to touch; to apply; to make contact
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HSK Vocabulary: 着
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 着 is used in context
1
tā他
kǎo考
shì试
qián前
zǒng总
shì是
hěn很
zháo着
jí急
。
He is always very anxious before exams.
2
tā她
de的
chuān穿
zhe着
hěn很
shí时
shàng尚
dà大
fāng方
。
Her attire is very fashionable and elegant.
3
wǒ我
kàn看
zhe着
tā他
màn慢
màn慢
zǒu走
yuǎn远
le了
。
I watched him slowly walk away.
4
tā他
kǎo考
shì试
qián前
hěn很
zháo着
jí急
。
He was very anxious before the exam.
5
mā妈
mā妈
kàn看
dào到
hái孩
zi子
shēng生
bìng病
le了
，
xīn心
lǐ里
hěn很
zháo着
jí急
。
Mom was very worried when she saw her child was sick.
6
huǒ火
chē车
kuài快
kāi开
le了
，
tā他
hái还
méi没
zhǎo找
dào到
chē车
piào票
，
jí急
dé得
zhí直
duò跺
jiǎo脚
。
The train was about to leave, and he still couldn't find his ticket, so anxious that he kept stomping his feet.
7
wǒ我
chī吃
wán完
le了
fàn饭
，
jiē接
zhe着
qù去
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
After finishing my meal, I then went to sleep.
8
tā他
jiǎng讲
wán完
gù故
shì事
hòu后
，
jiē接
zhe着
yòu又
chàng唱
le了
yī一
shǒu首
gē歌
。
After telling the story, he then sang a song.
9
huì会
yì议
jié结
shù束
hòu后
，
wǒ我
men们
jiē接
zhe着
tǎo讨
lùn论
le了
xià下
yī一
bù步
de的
jì计
huà划
。
After the meeting ended, we then discussed the next steps of the plan.
10
suí随
zhe着
shí时
jiān间
guò过
qù去
，
wǒ我
zhǎng长
dà大
le了
。
As time passed, I grew up.
Information
Traditional著
Radical目
Strokes11
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#316
Zhuyinㄓㄜ
Components—
UnicodeU+7740
CangjieTPHHI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality