照着

照著

zhàozhe

preposition #6,679

Meanings

1 according to
2 following (a model or instruction)
3 in accordance with

Characters

according to; to follow

aspect particle (ongoing action)

Examples

照着说明书操作就行。

Zhàozhe shuōmíngshū cāozuò jiù xíng.

Just follow the manual and you'll be fine.

她照着菜谱做了一道菜。

Tā zhàozhe càipǔ zuò le yī dào cài.

She cooked a dish following the recipe.

你照着我的样子画。

Nǐ zhàozhe wǒ de yàngzi huà.

Draw following my example.

Tips

grammar

照着 + noun/model + verb is a common pattern meaning 'following X, do Y.' Similar to 按照 (ànzhào), but 照着 is more colloquial and implies visually copying or imitating.

Stroke Order

照 zhào

着 zhe