Dictionary › 朝着

朝着

cháo zhe

2-character word Traditional 朝著

What 朝着 means

1. towards

How 朝着 is used in grammar

朝着 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Prepositions of Time, Place, Direction and Object (HSK 6)

The characters in 朝着

• 朝zhāomorning
• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

Example sentences

• 我们朝着正北走去。
  We went due north.
• 他朝着狗扔了块石头。
  Tā cháozhe gǒu rēng le kuài shítou.
  He threw a stone at the dog.
• 他朝着大狗扔了块石头。
  Tā cháozhe dà gǒu rēng le kuài shítou.
  He threw a stone at the big dog.
• 如果我们之间有1000步的距离，你只要跨出第1步，我就会朝着你的方向走其余的999步。
  Rúguǒ wǒmen zhījiān yǒu 1000 bù de jùlí, nǐ zhǐyào kuà chū dì 1 bù, wǒ jiù huì cháozhe nǐ de fāngxiàng zǒu qíyú de 999 bù.
  If there are 1000 steps between us, you only need to take one step, and I will take the other 999 to you.

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read cháo zhe correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.