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Complement 着 ("zhao2")

着 zháo

Grammar
HSK 4

Structure

Verb + 着 Verb + 得着 / 不着

Definition

用作动词后的结果补语，表示动作达到了目的或产生了结果。

Used as a resultative complement after a verb, indicating that the action has achieved its goal or produced a result.

Usage

用在动词后，表示动作成功完成或接触到目标。常见搭配有：睡着、找着、买着、点着、碰着、等着。

Used after a verb to indicate successful completion of an action or reaching a target. Common combinations include: 睡着 (fall asleep), 找着 (find), 买着 (buy successfully), 点着 (light up), 碰着 (touch), 等着 (wait and get).

Examples

  • 1 昨天晚上我失眠了，一直没睡着。 (Last night I had insomnia and couldn't fall asleep.)
  • 2 我终于找着那本书了，在图书馆最角落的书架上。 (I finally found that book, on the shelf in the farthest corner of the library.)
  • 3 今天早上我买着最后一张火车票了，非常幸运。 (This morning I managed to buy the last train ticket; I was very lucky.)
  • 4 他用打火机点着了蜡烛，房间顿时亮了起来。 (He lit the candle with a lighter, and the room immediately lit up.)
  • 5 小心点，别碰着那个热水壶，很烫！ (Be careful not to touch that hot water kettle; it's very hot!)

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