Chinese word

顺着

Pronunciation

Pinyinshùn zhe

Meaning

  • prepositionalong

Example

顺着河边走可以看到很多花。shùn zhe hé biān zǒu ké yǐ kàn dào hěn duō huā

You can see many flowers by walking along the river.

Illustration for 顺着 (along)

More examples

我建议你顺着这个思路继续写，文章会更有条理。wǒ jiàn yì nǐ shùn zhe zhè ge sī lù jì xù xiě wén zhāng huì gèng yǒu tiáo lǐ

I suggest you continue writing along this line of thought; the article will be more coherent.

Core concept

A route, edge, or clue becomes the line that an action keeps to.

Common phrases

  • 顺着这个思路shùn zhe zhè ge sī lù

    along this line of thought

  • 顺着原文shùn zhe yuán wén

    follow the original text

Similar words

沿着yán zhe: Along the side of something or along a path as movement or position continues.
随着suí zhe: As time passes or an event develops, with related changes happening along with it.

Definition in Chinese

用作介词时表示动作或处理按某一路线、方向或线索进行，强调沿着参照物方向性的含义，常与名词搭配后接动词构成短语。yòng zuò jiè cí shí biǎo shì dòng zuò huò chú lǐ àn mǒu yí lù xiàn fāng xiàng huò xiàn suǒ jìn xíng qiáng diào yán zhe cān zhào wù fāng xiàng xìng de hán yì cháng yǔ míng cí dā pèi hòu jiē dòng cí gòu chéng duán yǔ

Word origin

顺着 (shùnzhe, "along") combines 顺 (shùn, "to follow a direction") with 着 (zhe, "ongoing state"), presenting movement as continuing in the direction already set.

Usage tips

  • With a movement verb, this preposition commonly introduces the route first; with a thinking or decision verb, it can introduce the clue guiding the next step.

Other meanings

  • followverb

Opposites

  • 逆着nì zheagainstpreposition

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