挨着

挨著

āizhe

preposition/verb HSK 6 #11,192

Meanings

1 next to; beside; close to
2 to be adjacent to

Characters

(aspect particle indicating ongoing state)

Being close to — in a continuing state of nearness.

Examples

我家挨着学校。

Wǒ jiā āi zhe xuéxiào.

My home is next to the school.

他们俩挨着坐。

Tāmen liǎ āi zhe zuò.

The two of them sit next to each other.

挨着墙放一排椅子。

Āi zhe qiáng fàng yī pái yǐzi.

Place a row of chairs against the wall.

Tips

usage

挨着 (āi zhe) means 'next to' and is interchangeable with 靠着 in many contexts. Don't confuse with ái zhe (enduring something) — the tone difference changes the meaning entirely.

Stroke Order

挨 āi

着 zhe