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 yīdào 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