Chinese word dictionary

跟着

gēn zhe · to follow after; immediately afterwards

Practice word

Word information

Simplified跟着

Traditional跟著

Pinyingēn zhe

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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跟gēn

heel; to accompany, to follow; with

着zhe

to make a move, to take action

How to learn 跟着

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Words with the same characters

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跟gēn

heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)

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