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

HSK 3

火还烧着呢。

Huǒ hái shāozhe ne.

The fire is still burning.

HSK 7-9

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 which indicates completion.

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

着 zhe