<p>Good question! You get on something small, yet complex. Allow me to put an list here, and get back to it later:</p>
<p> 听<b>着</b>(zhe): <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Listen!</p>
<p> 看<b>着</b>(zháo)了: <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Have seen, saw something</p>
<p> <b>着</b>(zháo)火: <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Catch fire.</p>
<p> 睡<b>着</b>(zháo)了: <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fall into sleep.</p>
<p> 睡<b>着</b>(zhe)呢: <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sleeping.</p>
<p> <b>着</b>(zháo)急: <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Worry.</p>
<p> 站<b>着</b>(zhe): <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stand/Standing.</p>
<p> <b>着</b>(zhuó)实: <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Indeed/Really.</p>
<p> 附<b>着</b>(zhuó)：<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Attached to.</p>

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Weishan Yang
<p>I want to add two more sentences to show the contrast cases.</p>
<p>(1) 哎，你踩着我的脚呢！踩着(zhe) means being standing on something. It is happening right now.</p>
<p>(2) 哎，你踩着我的脚了！踩着(zháo) means a fact that indeed happened. It may be in the past or at present.</p>
<p>Please see the following example too.</p>
<p>他的脚底下踩着一张百元钞票。(zhe)</p>
<p>今天出去散步，很不幸踩着狗屎了。(zháo)</p>

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PdotWang
<p>我真的爱你：I love you truly.</p>
<p>我真的爱着你：I am in love with you truly.</p>
<p>他看我：He look at me.</p>
<p>他看了我：He looked me.</p>
<p>他看着我：He is looking at me.</p>

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user36621
<p>What is the exact meaning of 着 and how can I use it in a sentence?</p>

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2023-08-26T06:09:21.663Z
There are many shades of meaning. An exhaustive answer would be very long. Why don't you find a sentence where you don't understand 着 and ask about that?
Pedroski
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2023-08-26T09:18:25.447Z
How about 真的愛你 & 真的愛着你?
Wayne Cheah
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2023-08-27T08:20:36.610Z
In that case 着 is redundant. You can remove it safely.
fat penguin
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2023-08-27T09:26:39.470Z
There is a song title 真的愛着你. So, it may not be redundant. In 真的愛你, it is ambiguous as to whether the love is still ongoing as it merely declares a state of love, as it were, without a time-stamp. However, in 真的愛着你, to borrow English grammar, it could be described as a "present perfect continuous tense", i.e., to talk, or emphasize about ongoing events or activities which started at a time in the past and are still continuing up until now. The song, 真的愛着你, is here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW97iq_VrNI So, removing 着 may lose the time element emphasis.
Wayne Cheah
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2023-08-28T05:19:49.807Z
There are many use of 着, but I'll give you the most common one. Usually, if it is added after a verb, it is like indicating an action that is currently happening of continuous, like 拉着 = pulling [拉着朋友的手奔跑 = pulling friend's hand to run], 接着 = carry on (v)/ after that (adv) [拉着朋友的手，接着在晚霞天空下奔跑 = pulling friend's hand, and then run under the sky with rosy cloud]
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What is the exact meaning of 着 and how to use it in a sentence?
# What is the exact meaning of 着 and how to use it in a sentence?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-08-26)

What is the exact meaning of 着 and how can I use it in a sentence?

**Tags:** meaning, meaning-in-context, usage, synonyms, syntax

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: There are many shades of meaning. An exhaustive answer would be very long. Why don't you find a sentence where you don't understand 着 and ask about that?  
> **username_2**: How about 真的愛你 & 真的愛着你?  
> **username_3**: In that case 着 is redundant. You can remove it safely.  
> **username_2**: There is a song title 真的愛着你. So, it may not be redundant. In 真的愛你, it is ambiguous as to whether the love is still ongoing as it merely declares a state of love, as it were, without a time-stamp. However, in 真的愛着你, to borrow English grammar, it could be described as a "present perfect continuous tense", i.e., to talk, or emphasize about ongoing events or activities which started at a time in the past and are still continuing up until now. The song, 真的愛着你, is here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW97iq_VrNI So, removing 着 may lose the time element emphasis.  
> **username_4**: There are many use of 着, but I'll give you the most common one. Usually, if it is added after a verb, it is like indicating an action that is currently happening of continuous, like 拉着 = pulling [拉着朋友的手奔跑 = pulling friend's hand to run], 接着 = carry on (v)/ after that (adv) [拉着朋友的手，接着在晚霞天空下奔跑 = pulling friend's hand, and then run under the sky with rosy cloud]  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2023-09-26. Score: 1

Good question! You get on something small, yet complex. Allow me to put an list here, and get back to it later:

听**着**(zhe):   
     Listen!

看**着**(zháo)了:   
     Have seen, saw something

**着**(zháo)火:   
     Catch fire.

睡**着**(zháo)了:   
     Fall into sleep.

睡**着**(zhe)呢:   
     Sleeping.

**着**(zháo)急:   
     Worry.

站**着**(zhe):   
     Stand/Standing.

**着**(zhuó)实:   
     Indeed/Really.

附**着**(zhuó)：  
     Attached to.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2023-10-26. Score: 0

I want to add two more sentences to show the contrast cases.

(1) 哎，你踩着我的脚呢！踩着(zhe) means being standing on something. It is happening right now.

(2) 哎，你踩着我的脚了！踩着(zháo) means a fact that indeed happened. It may be in the past or at present.

Please see the following example too.

他的脚底下踩着一张百元钞票。(zhe)

今天出去散步，很不幸踩着狗屎了。(zháo)


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### Answer by username_7 on 2023-08-26. Score: 0

我真的爱你：I love you truly.

我真的爱着你：I am in love with you truly.

他看我：He look at me.

他看了我：He looked me.

他看着我：He is looking at me.


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