循着

循著

xúnzhe

verb

Meanings

1 following (along)
2 going by / according to
3 tracing

Characters

to follow / abide by

(continuous-aspect particle)

Examples

HSK 5

调查人员循着线索一路追查。

Diàochá rényuán xúnzhe xiànsuǒ yīlù zhuīchá.

Investigators followed the leads all the way through.

HSK 7-9

他循着记忆中的小路找回了老家。

Tā xúnzhe jìyì zhōng de xiǎolù zhǎohuí le lǎojiā.

Following the path he remembered, he found his way back to his hometown.

Tips

grammar

循 (to follow) + 着 (ongoing-state particle) = 'following along (some path/clue)'. Slightly literary; everyday speech prefers 沿着 for physical paths and 按照 for abstract rules.

Stroke Order

循 xún

着 zhe