烧着

燒著

shāozhe

verb #12,524

Meanings

1 burning (ongoing)
2 to be on fire

Characters

to burn; to cook

aspect particle indicating ongoing action

Examples

火还烧着呢。

Huǒ hái shāozhe ne.

The fire is still burning.

蜡烛一直烧着。

Làzhú yīzhí shāozhe.

The candle has been burning the whole time.

Tips

grammar

着 (zhe) here is the aspect particle indicating an ongoing state. 烧着 = 'is burning / in the state of burning'. Compare with 烧了 (shāo le) which indicates completion.

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

着 zhe