著
zhezháozhuózhùzhāo HSK1

[progress particle]

着 (著) zhe frequency
ongoing particle
aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

门开着。

mén kāi zhe.

The door is open.

着 (著) zháo
fall asleep verb
to fall asleep (colloquial)

他很快就睡着了。

tā hěn kuài jiù shuì zháo le.

He fell asleep very quickly.

succeed verb
used after a verb to indicate hitting the mark or succeeding in an action

我找着那本书了。

wǒ zhǎo zháo nà běn shū le.

I found that book.

burn verb
to catch fire or be ignited

柴火着了。

chái​huo zháo le.

The firewood has caught fire.

be affected verb
to feel or be affected by something like cold or illness

小心别着凉了。

xiǎo​xīn bié zháo liáng le.

Be careful not to catch a cold.

touch verb
to touch or come into contact with

他脚不着地。

tā jiǎo bù zháo dì.

He is so busy that his feet hardly touch the ground.

著 zhe
continuous aspect marker particle
grammatical particle indicating that an action is in progress or a state is continuing.
着 (著) zhuó
wear verb
to wear or put on clothes

他身着一套整洁的西装。

tā shēn zhuó yī tào zhěng​jié de xī​zhuāng.

He was dressed in a neat suit.

touch verb
to come into contact with or touch a surface

飞机降落时，起落架轻轻着地。

fēi​jī jiàng​luò shí, qǐ​luò​jià qīng​qīng zhuó de.

The landing gear touched down gently as the plane landed.

apply particle
to use, employ, or exert a method, focus, or effort

这篇文章在人物描写上着墨不多。

zhè piān wén​zhāng zài rén​wù miáo​xiě shàng zhuó​mò bù duō.

This article doesn't spend much time on character description.

著 zhù
book noun
a literary work, book, or publication

这本新著涵盖了最新的科学发现。

zhè běn xīn zhù hán​gài le zuì xīn de kē​xué fā​xiàn.

This new work covers the latest scientific discoveries.

notable adjective
outstanding, prominent, or clearly manifest

他在学术研究领域的成效极著。

tā zài xué​shù yán​jiū lǐng​yù de chéng​xiào jí zhù.

His achievements in the field of academic research are very prominent.

write verb
to write, compose, or author a literary work

他一生著有十余部具有影响力的科幻小说。

tā yī​shēng zhù yǒu shí​yú bù jù​yǒu yǐng​xiǎng​lì de kē​huàn xiǎo​shuō.

He authored more than ten influential science fiction novels in his lifetime.

着 (著) zhāo
add particle
to put in or add something (dialectal)

往菜里多着点儿辣椒。

wǎng cài lǐ duō zhāo diǎn'er là​jiāo.

Add a bit more chili to the dish.

move verb
a move in chess or a clever trick or tactic

棋错一着，满盘皆输。

qí cuò yī zhāo, mǎn​pán jiē shū.

One wrong move and the whole game is lost.

okay particle
dialectal expression used to indicate agreement or approval

着！就按你说的办。

zhāo! jiù àn nǐ shuō de bàn.

Right! Let's do as you suggested.

Frequency
Character
Written text
41st most common 3236.8 per million
Movie subtitles
70th most common 2508.0 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
2983.7 per million appears in 100% of films
Written text
2397.7 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Simplified
着
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+8457

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)