zhǐ zhe
point; pointing
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他指着墙上的画，说那是他画的。
tā zhǐzhe qiángshàng de huà, shuō nà shì tā huà de.
He pointed to the painting on the wall and said that he painted it.
她指着远处的山，说那是她想去的地方。
tā zhǐzhe yuǎnchù de shān, shuō nà shì tā xiǎng qù de dìfāng.
She pointed to the mountains in the distance and said that was where she wanted to go.
我指着桌子上的书，说那是我的书。
wǒ zhǐzhe zhuōzi shàng de shū, shuō nà shì wǒ de shū.
I pointed to the book on the table and said that was my book.
忽略 (hūlù)
ignore
忘记 (wàngjì)
forget
The Chinese word 指着 (zhǐzhe) is a verb-object compound that consists of the verb 指 (zhǐ) meaning "to point" and the object 着 (zhe) meaning "at". The word 指着 can be used in a variety of contexts, but it most commonly means "to point at something". For example, you could say 我指着桌子 (wǒ zhǐzhe zhuōzi) to mean "I am pointing at the table".The word 指着 can also be used to mean "to indicate something". For example, you could say 他指着地图上的一个地方 (tā zhǐzhe dìtú shàng de yīgè dìfāng) to mean "He pointed to a place on the map".Finally, the word 指着 can also be used to mean "to accuse someone of something". For example, you could say 他指着我说我偷了他的东西 (tā zhǐzhe wǒ shuō wǒ tōu le tā de dōngxi) to mean "He pointed at me and said that I stole his things".The word 指着 is a very common word in Chinese, and it is important to understand its different meanings in order to use it correctly.
