Chinese word dictionary

着呢

zhe ne · comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather

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Word information

Simplified着呢

Traditional著呢

Pinyinzhe ne

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

着zhe

to make a move, to take action

呢né, ne

wool; interrogative or emphatic final particle

How to learn 着呢

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呢ne

(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech

着zhe

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

着急zháojí

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

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

随着suízhe

along with; in the wake of; following

有着yǒuzhe

to have; to possess