接着
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
接着 (jiēzhe) · to continue
接着 (jiēzhe) means “to continue; to carry on; next”. It is written with 2 characters: 接 (to pick up (sb)) + 着 (ongoing-state particle). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 接着 is built
The characters
接 jiē · to pick up (sb)
What 接 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 妾qiè — concubine
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 妾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
着 zhe · ongoing-state particle
What 着 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Example sentences
你接着说。Nǐ jiēzhe shuō.Please go on.
他吃完饭,接着又去工作了。Tā chī wán fàn, jiēzhe yòu qù gōngzuò le.After eating, he went back to work.
Questions about 接着
What does 接着 mean?
接着 (jiēzhe) means “to continue; to carry on; next”.
How do you pronounce 接着?
接着 is pronounced jiēzhe.
Which HSK level is 接着?
接着 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 接到jiēdàoto receive
- 接受jiēshòuto accept
- 接下来jiēxiàláinext
- 直接zhíjiēdirectly
- 接待jiēdàito receive (guests)
- 接近jiējìnto get close to
- 迎接yíngjiēto welcome
- 接触jiēchùto touch
- 间接jiànjiēindirect
- 接连jiēliánin a row
Learn 接着 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.