著 zhezháozhuózhùzhāo HSK1 [progress particle] Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: indicating a continuous state All meanings 3,885 zhe 3,553 [continuous] 3,479[emphasis] 58indicating a continuous state 16zháo 245 to fall asleep 128[result] 87to catch fire 26to touch 4zhù 51 outstanding 46work 3to show 2zhuó 50 to apply 37to wear 13 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 著, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 16 sentences for 著 (zhe — indicating a continuous state) 我一坐下就睡著了。 wǒ yī zuò xia jiù shuì zhe le. As soon as I sat down, I fell asleep. Source: Tatoeba他看著自己的影子。 tā kàn zhe zìjǐ de yǐngzi. He looked at his own shadow. Source: CCMatrix我每天都想著伊斯坦堡。 wǒ měitiān dōu xiǎng zhe yīsītǎnbǎo. I think about Istanbul every day. Source: CCMatrix我看著他消失在人群中。 wǒ kàn zhe tā xiāoshī zài rénqún zhōng. I watched him disappear into the crowd. Source: CCMatrix不要想著你的工作。 bùyào xiǎng zhe nǐ de gōngzuò. Don't think about your job. Source: OpenSubtitles其中一半人睡著了。 qízhōng yībàn rén shuì zhe le. Half of them fell asleep. Source: CCMatrix我们先别急著判定。 wǒmen xiān bié jí zhe pàndìng. Let's not jump to conclusions. Source: OpenSubtitles大家都忙著吃了。 dàjiā dōu máng zhe chī le. Everyone is busy eating. Source: CCMatrix我在你床上坐著。 wǒ zài nǐ chuángshang zuò zhe. I'm sitting on your bed. Source: OpenSubtitles他一直在看著你。 tā yīzhí zài kàn zhe nǐ. He's been watching you. Source: OpenSubtitles他突然就睡著了。 tā tūrán jiù shuì zhe le. He suddenly fell asleep. Source: OpenSubtitles我想她睡著了。 wǒ xiǎng tā shuì zhe le. I think she's asleep. Source: OpenSubtitles那些人在看著。 nàxiē rén zài kàn zhe. Those people are watching. Source: CCMatrix你一定睡著了。 nǐ yīdìng shuì zhe le. You must've been asleep. Source: Tatoeba她穿著山地靴。 tā chuān zhe shāndì xuē. She is wearing hiking boots. Source: Tatoeba叔叔抓住我的手,喊著那个人的名字。 shūshu zhuā zhù wǒde shǒu, hǎn zhe nàge rén de míngzi. My uncle grabbed my hand and shouted that person's name. Source: CCMatrix