# 着 (zhe)

In Mandarin Chinese, 着 (zhe) means “(particle) ongoing action”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (particle) ongoing action
- Pinyin: zhe (zhe5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1
- HSK 2.0 · Level 2
- Other readings: zháo — to touch; to come in contact with · zhuó — to wear (clothes); to contact · zhāo — a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic

## Examples

- 教室的门开着。
  Jiàoshì de mén kāizhe.
  The classroom door is open.

https://hanziro.com/word/zhe-ongoing-action/

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