Thursday, July 15, 2021

The particle 着 (zhe) for expressing ongoing actions


Translations of 着

Verb:

touch 触摸, 联系, 触, 触及, 碰, 着

Noun:

touching 接触, 着, 接及

Adjective:

ignited 着

Sentence Examples:

说着 说着 我 就 发现 自己 也 糊涂 了 。
Shuōzhe shuōzhe wǒ jiù fāxiàn zìjǐ yě hútu le.
After talking and talking, I realized that I had confused myself.

我 今天 一直 都 在 看 《论语》, 看着 看着,就 睡着 了 。
Wǒ jīntiān yīzhí dōu zài kàn Lúnyǔ, kànzhe kànzhe, jiù shuìzháo le.
Today, I was reading the Confucian Analects all day. As I was reading, I fell asleep.

我 在 北京 的 胡同 里 走着 走着 就 走丢 了 。
Wǒ zài Běijīng de hútòng li zǒuzhe zǒuzhe jiù zǒu diū le.
Walking and walking in Beijing's back alleys, I got lost.

我 玩着 玩着 游戏,就 把 时间 忘 了。
Wǒ wánzhe wánzhe yóuxì, jiù bǎ shíjiān wàng le.
I played and played the game, and I forgot the time.

我 听着 听着 歌,就 唱 起来 了 。
Wǒ tīngzhe tīngzhe gē, jiù chàng qǐlái le.
As I listened and listened to the songs, I began to sing.

两 个 人 吃着 吃着 饭,就 吵 起来 了 。
Liǎng gè rén chīzhe chīzhe fàn, jiù chǎo qǐlái le.
The two of them ate and ate, and then started arguing.

写着 写着 ,就 发现 办公室 大家 都 走 了 。
Xiězhe xiězhe, jiù fāxiàn bàngōngshì dàjiā dōu zǒu le.
After writing and writing, we realized that everyone in the office had left.

今天 在 家 录 视频 , 录着 录着 ,天 都 已经 黑 了。
Jīntiān zài jiā lù shìpín, lùzhe lùzhe, tiān dōu yǐjīng hēi le.
Today I recorded a video at home, and after all that recording it was already dark.

喝着 喝着 ,从 酒 里面 喝 出来 一 根 头发。
Hēzhe hēzhe, cóng jiǔ lǐmiàn hē chūlai yī gēn tóufǎ.
I drank and drank and drank, and a hair came out of the wine.

我 上着 上着 课,就 听到 外面 有 人 叫 我。
Wǒ shàngzhe shàngzhe kè, jiù tīng dào wàimiàn yǒu rén jiào wǒ.
As I sat through class after class, I heard someone calling me from outside.

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