Chinese word dictionary

着床

zhuó chuáng · to lie down on a bed; (physiology) implantation (attachment of a blastocyst to the lining of the uterus); (of an oyster larva) to attach to a substrate

Practice word

Word information

Simplified着床

Traditional著床

Pinyinzhuó chuáng

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

床chuáng

bed, couch; framework, chassis

How to learn 着床

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

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

起床qǐchuáng

to get out of bed; to get up

床chuáng

bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc; variant of 床[chuang2]

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