Chinese word dictionary

接着

jiēzhe · 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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified接着

Traditional接著

Pinyinjiēzhe

Part of speech动、副

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

接jiē

to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone

着zhe

to make a move, to take action

How to learn 接着

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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着zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state; variant of 著|着[zhe5]

接jiē

to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb

着急zháojí

to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]

接受jiēshòu

to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce

随着suízhe

along with; in the wake of; following

有着yǒuzhe

to have; to possess