<p>Semantically, 在蓄胡子 sounds like the beard is still growing and may not necessarily be very long.</p>
<p>蓄着胡子 suggests that the beard has grown to a certain amount already and still keeps growing.</p>

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2020-09-13T08:19:39.583Z
If so then what do you think about **愛着 - loving?** and  **在愛 - falling in love?** Could there be some sentences where those things are true translations?
coobit
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2020-09-13T09:58:11.473Z
@coobit Basically, 在 denotes 'be doing' and 着 "in a state and still keeping it".
dan
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dan
<p>That is the difference between:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>蓄着胡子</p>
</blockquote>
<p>and</p>
<blockquote>
<p>在蓄胡子</p>
</blockquote>
<p>As far as I understand it's:</p>
<p><strong>在蓄胡子</strong> -- to grow a beard.</p>
<p><strong>蓄着胡子</strong> -- to wear a beard.</p>
<p>Am I right?</p>

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2020-09-12T15:26:01.720Z
Yes, you are right.
HungYu Chang
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2020-09-12T15:45:35.833Z
Have anybody seen a list of such pairs?:
  在蓄，蓄着，
在穿， 穿着 ，
在活， 活着 ，
在试， 试着，
在睡， 睡着
Yeah, some of the words does not make sence but those are for the template.
coobit
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The difference between 蓄着 vs 在蓄?
# The difference between 蓄着 vs 在蓄?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-12)

That is the difference between:

> 蓄着胡子

and

> 在蓄胡子

As far as I understand it's:

**在蓄胡子** -- to grow a beard.

**蓄着胡子** -- to wear a beard.

Am I right?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yes, you are right.  
> **username_0**: Have anybody seen a list of such pairs?:   在蓄，蓄着， 在穿， 穿着 ， 在活， 活着 ， 在试， 试着， 在睡， 睡着 Yeah, some of the words does not make sence but those are for the template.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-09-13. Score: 1

Semantically, 在蓄胡子 sounds like the beard is still growing and may not necessarily be very long.

蓄着胡子 suggests that the beard has grown to a certain amount already and still keeps growing.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: If so then what do you think about **愛着 - loving?** and  **在愛 - falling in love?** Could there be some sentences where those things are true translations?  
> **username_2**: @username_0 Basically, 在 denotes 'be doing' and 着 "in a state and still keeping it".  

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