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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

着 [zháo]

1. verb [挨] touch

他说话总是不着边际。

When he's talking he never sticks to the point.
2. verb [受到] be affected by

小心着凉。

Be careful not to get cold.
3. verb [燃烧] be lit

木炭着了。

The charcoal is lit.
4. verb [入睡] fall asleep

昨晚我一躺下就着了。

Yesterday evening I fell asleep as soon as I lay down.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

着 [zháo]

1. verb touch; come in contact with

我手上的烫伤一着水就疼。

The burns on my hand hurt when they get in contact with water.
2. verb be affected by (cold, etc.); be troubled with; suffer

着凉

catch cold; catch a chill
3. verb be ignited; be lit

火着了。

The fire is lit.

炉子着得很旺。

The stove is going strong.

天黑了，路灯都着了。

It's dark, and the street lights are all on.

汽油一点就着。

Gasoline is highly inflammable.
4. verb [Dialect] fall asleep

他困得很，一上床就着了。

He was so tired that he fell asleep the moment he got into bed.
5. verb (used as a complement to another verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in

这回你可说着了。

This time you really hit the nail on the head.

灯点着了。

The lamp is lit.

他整夜翻来复去睡不着。

He tossed about all night, unable to get to sleep.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

着 [zháo]

1. 动 [文] 附着。
2. 动挨；接触

脚疼得没法着地。

一着水就烂。

着雨。
3. 动受到(某种侵袭)；进入(某种状态)

着凉。

着魔。

着急。

着慌。
4. 动用在动词后面，表示有了结果或达到了目的

找着了。

猜着了。

听不着。
5. 动 [口] 进入睡眠状态

一挨枕头就着了。
6. 动燃烧；(灯)发光

干柴一点就着。屋里着着灯。

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Examples

在这儿呆着吧，你碍不着我。: Stay where you are. You're not in my way.
叉着腿站着: stand with one's legs apart
十几个年轻人围着他，抢着跟他搭话。: About a dozen boys and girls crowded round him, all trying to enter into a conversation with him.
他得踮着脚才够得着架子。: He had to stand on tiptoe to reach the shelf.
弓着腿坐着: sitting with arched legs
水牛拉着犁，在稻田里咕唧咕唧地走着。: The water buffalo squelched up and down the paddy fields, pulling the plough.
拉纤的船夫在河岸上一步步挣扎着前进，一面有节奏地齐声哼着“杭育！杭育！”: As they inched forward, step by step, on the banks of the river, the boat-pullers kept up a constant rhythmical "Heave ho! Heave ho!"
大家围着火堆，烘烤着冻得发僵的手。: Everybody sat round the fire, warming their frozen hands.
小姑娘忽闪着大眼睛看着妈妈。: The little girl stared at her mother, her big eyes flashing.
他唱着唱着走了调，窘得不敢往台下看。: He began to sing out of tune and he was too embarrassed to look at the audience.; 6597 more results

Character Decomposition

 [yáng]	+	目 [mù]

Stroke Order

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