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跟着

gēn zhe · gen zhe

Traditional 跟著

Meaning

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  1. to follow after
  2. immediately afterwards
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Following the wrong person

  1. Leon

    夜市(yèshì)人(rén)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)，我(wǒ)怕(pà)走丢(zǒudiū)。

    The night market is so crowded. I am afraid of getting lost.

  2. Dengdeng

    别怕(biépà)，你(nǐ)跟着(gēnzhe)亮亮(liàngliàng)走(zǒu)。

    Do not worry. Follow Liangliang.

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，跟着(gēnzhe)我(wǒ)，别(bié)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)。

    Yes, follow me, and do not look at your phone.

  4. Leon

    好的(hǎode)，我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)跟着(gēnzhe)穿(chuān)蓝(lán)衣服(yīfu)的(de)人(rén)。

    OK. I have been following the person in the blue shirt.

  5. Liangliang

    蓝(lán)衣服(yīfu)？我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)穿(chuān)的(de)是(shì)红(hóng)衣服(yīfu)。

    Blue? I am wearing red today.

  6. Leon

    啊(a)？那(nà)我(wǒ)跟着(gēnzhe)的(de)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    What? Then who have I been following?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)一(yì)直(zhí)跟(gēn)着(zhe)主(zhǔ)人(rén)走(zǒu)进(jìn)公(gōng)园(yuán)。

The little dog kept following its owner into the park.

02

音(yīn)乐(yuè)一(yì)响(xiǎng)，孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)就(jiù)跟(gēn)着(zhe)唱(chàng)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

As soon as the music started, the children began singing along.

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