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朝着

cháo zhe · chao zhe

Traditional 朝著

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. towards
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In a conversation

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Lost in the hutong

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)是不是(shìbùshì)迷路(mílù)了(le)？

    Are we lost?

  2. Liangliang

    别急(biéjí)，朝着(cháozhe)鼓楼(gǔlóu)走(zǒu)。

    Don't worry. Walk toward the Drum Tower.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)前面(qiánmiàn)是(shì)一堵(yīdǔ)墙(qiáng)。

    But there is a wall ahead.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)问问(wènwèn)小店(xiǎodiàn)老板(lǎobǎn)吧(ba)。

    Then let us ask the shop owner.

  5. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，鼓楼(gǔlóu)在(zài)我们(wǒmen)后面(hòumian)！

    He says the Drum Tower is behind us!

  6. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)我们(wǒmen)一直(yīzhí)朝着(cháozhe)反方向(fǎnfāngxiàng)走(zǒu)。

    So we were walking the wrong way all along.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)朝(cháo)着(zhe)狗(gǒu)扔(rēng)了(le)块(kuài)石(shí)头(tou)。

He threw a stone at the dog.

Tatoeba: Chinese by asosan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)朝(cháo)着(zhe)窗(chuāng)外(wài)看(kàn)了(le)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)。

She looked toward the window for a long time.

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