Word: 着 (zhe, zháo, zhuó, zhāo)

我知道你不想一个人呆着。

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ bùxiǎng yí gè rén dāizhe.

I know you don't want to be lonely.

我等着你帮我。

Wǒ děng zhe nǐ bāng wǒ.

I'm waiting for you to help me.

我等着她说话。

Wǒ děng zhe tā shuōhuà.

I waited for her to speak.

我累了，但是我睡不着。

Wǒ lèile, dànshì wǒ shuì bù zháo.

I was tired, but I couldn't sleep.

我让门开着。

Wǒ ràng mén kāizhe.

I left the door open.

我试着不去想了。

Wǒ shìzhe bú qù xiǎngle.

I try not to think about it.

我试着仔细地听他说话。

Wǒ shìzhe zǐxì de tīng tā shuōhuà.

I tried to listen to him carefully.

我试着微笑。

Wǒ shìzhe wēixiào.

I tried to smile.

我试着要告诉你。

Wǒ shìzhe yào gàosu nǐ.

I tried to tell you.

我跑着从他们面前经过。

Wǒ pǎozhe cóng tāmen miànqián jīngguò.

I went running past them.

我身上带着很多钱。

Wǒ shēnshang dàizhe hěn duō qián.

I have plenty of money with me.

教师用手指指着我，要我跟她走。

Jiàoshī yòng shǒuzhǐ zhǐ zhe wǒ, yào wǒ gēn tā zǒu.

The teacher pointed her finger at me and asked me to come with her.

日本正面临着严重的经济问题。

Rìběn zhèng miànlínzhe yánzhòng de jīngjì wèntí.

Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.

昨天晚上我等着你来。

Zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ děng zhe nǐ lái.

I was expecting you last night.

正有什么奇怪的事情发生着。

Zhèng yǒu shénme qíguài de shìqing fāshēngzhe.

Something strange is happening.

灯没有亮着。

Dēng méiyǒu liàngzhe.

The lights aren't on.

爸爸躺着看电视。

Bàba tǎngzhe kàn diànshì.

My father was lying down while watching TV.

现在是时候等着了。

Xiànzài shì shíhou děng zhe le.

It's time to wait now.

现在还下着雨吗？

Xiànzài hái xià zhe yǔ ma?

Is it still raining?

用双手拿着它。

Yòng shuāngshǒu názhe tā.

Hold it with both hands.

能不能请你拿着这端？

Néng bùnéng qǐng nǐ názhe zhè duān?

Will you please hold this edge?

让他一个人待着。

Ràng tā yí gè rén dàizhe.

Leave him alone.

让我一个人待着。

Ràng wǒ yí gè rén dàizhe.

Leave me alone.

试着不要哭。

Shìzhe búyào kū.

Try to keep from crying.

试着去爱每一个人。

Shìzhe qù ài měi yí gè rén.

Try to love everyone.

试着学点英语吧。

Shìzhe xué diǎn Yīngyǔ ba.

Try to learn a little English.

车在门口等着。

Chē zài ménkǒu děng zhe.

The car is waiting at the gate.

这件事做起来没有听着这么难。

Zhè jiàn shì zuò qǐlai méiyǒu tīngzhe zhème nán.

Once you do it, you see that it's not as hard as it sounds.

这里住着14个人。

Zhèlǐ zhùzhe shísì gè rén.

Fourteen people live here.

进来，门开着。

Jìnlái, mén kāizhe.

Come in, it's open.

那个拿着花的女人是谁？

Nàge názháo huā de nǚrén shì shéi?

Who is that woman holding the flowers?

银行开着吗？

Yínháng kāizhe ma?

Is the bank open?

门口站着一个奇怪的女人。

Ménkǒu zhànzhe yí gè qíguài de nǚrén.

A strange woman was standing in the doorway.

门是关着的。

Mén shì guānzhe de.

The door is closed.