Chinese word

跟着

Pronunciation

Pinyingēn zhe

Meaning

  • verbfollow

Example

我跟着你走。wǒ gēn zhe nǐ zǒu

I follow you.

Illustration for 跟着 (follow)

More examples

她跟着视频学做菜。tā gēn zhe shì pín xué zuò cài

She learns to cook by following a video.

Core concept

A person or thing stays attached to another's movement, direction, or lead, moving or acting along with it.

Common phrases

  • 跟着你走gēn zhe nǐ zǒu

    go with you

  • 跟着老师学汉语gēn zhe lǎo shī xué hàn yǔ

    learn Chinese from the teacher

  • 跟着唱gēn zhe chàng

    sing along

Similar words

跟gēn: Accompanying someone by going along beside them.
跟上gēn shàng: Matching someone's or something's speed after following behind.
追上zhuī shàng: Pursuing someone or something until catching up with it.
紧跟jǐn gēn: Staying immediately behind someone or something as it moves.

Definition in Chinese

口语中常用的跟随动词，表示随着某人或某事的动作一起移动或紧紧跟随。kóu yǔ zhōng cháng yòng de gēn suí dòng cí biǎo shì suí zhe mǒu rén huò mǒu shì de dòng zuò yì qǐ yí dòng huò jín jǐn gēn suí

Word origin

跟 (gēn, "follow") + 着 (zhe, "in an ongoing state") combines the ideas of following and remaining attached, forming a colloquial verb for keeping up with someone or something.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this verb commonly comes before the person or action being followed, while a second verb states what happens next, making it useful for linking a companion with an action.

Other meanings

  • obeyverb
  • chaseverb
  • go withverb

Opposites

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