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着呢

著呢
zhene
particle #3,857

Meanings

  1. 1 very much so
  2. 2 really
  3. 3 still going on

Examples

HSK 3
外面冷着呢！
Wàimiàn lěng zhene!
It's really cold outside!
HSK 5
他忙着呢，别打扰他。
Tā máng zhene, bié dǎrǎo tā.
He's busy right now, don't disturb him.

Tips

grammar
Sits after an adjective or verb to crank up the intensity, like spoken-Chinese italics. 好着呢 = 'doing just fine', 远着呢 = 'still really far'. The 着 holds the state in place; the 呢 gives it the conversational push.

Stroke Order

着 zhe
呢 ne