着 (著) zhe

1. zhe particle indicates that an action is continuing
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Aspectual Particle 动态助词
   Notes: In this sense 着 is an aspectual particle 动态助词 attached after a verb or adjective to indicate that an action is continuing. For example, 我不能这么闲着！ 'I cannot relax like this!' (Lao She, 2003, p. 216) 着 is the 15th most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Guoyu '着' zhe particle 1; Ho 2002, '着' 1; NCCED '着' zhe 1; Li Shaoqi, 2003, '着' zhe 1).
2. zháo verb to catch; to receive; to suffer; to touch; to contact
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 接触 (Guoyu '著' zháo v 2; Kroll 2015 '著' zháo 2, p. 620; NCCED '着' zháo 2-3)
3. zhuó verb to contact; to use; to apply; to attach to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 附 (Guoyu '着' zhuó v 2; Kroll 2015 '著' zhuó 1, p. 620; NCCED '着' zhuó 1; Unihan '著')
4. zhuó verb to wear (clothes)
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 下面着条青裤子 '[She] was wearing green pants.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 306; Guoyu '着' zhuó v 1; Kroll 2015 '著' zhuó 2, p. 620; NCCED '着' zhuó 4)
5. zhe auxiliary verb expresses a command
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Used at the end of an imperative sentence (Guoyu '着' zhe particle 4; NCCED '着' zhe 4)
6. zháo verb to attach; to grasp
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: (NCCED '着' zháo 1; Unihan '著')
7. zhe particle indicates an accompanying action
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Aspectual Particle 动态助词
   Notes: In this sense 着 is placed between two verbs to indicate an accompanying action (NCCED '着' zhe 2; Li Shaoqi, 2003, '着' zhe 2). For example, 两个孩子抱着妈妈哭起来 'The two children held their mother and started to cry.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 242) The particle 着 is placed between the two verbs 抱 'hold' and 哭 'cry.'
8. zhāo verb to add; to put
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 放置 (Guoyu '着' zhāo v 1; NCCED '着' zhāo 1)
9. zhuó noun a chess move
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 棋高一着 'to be a [chess] move ahead' (Guoyu '着' zhuó n 1; NCCED '着' zhāo 2)
10. zhāo noun a trick; a move; a method
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 方法 (Guoyu '着' zhāo n 1; NCCED '着' zhāo 3)
11. zhāo verb OK
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '着' zhāo adv; NCCED '着' zhāo 4)
12. zháo verb to fall into [a trap]
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 陷入 or 中计 (Guoyu '着' zháo v 3)
13. zháo verb to ignite
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '著' zháo 1, p. 620; NCCED '着' zháo 4)
14. zháo verb to fall asleep
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (NCCED '着' zháo 5)
15. zhuó noun whereabouts; end result
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '着' zhuó n 3; NCCED '着' zhuó 3)
16. zhù verb to appear; to manifest
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 显露 or 表現 (Guoyu '著' zhù v 1; Kroll 2015 '著' zhù 1, p. 620; Unihan '著')
17. zhù verb to show
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '著' 2)
18. zhù verb to indicate; to be distinguished by
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 标示 (Guoyu '著' zhù v 2; Kroll 2015 '著' zhù 1a, p. 620)
19. zhù verb to write
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 撰述 or 写作 (Guoyu '著' zhù v 3; Kroll 2015 '著' zhù 2, p. 620)
20. zhù verb to record
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 记载 (Guoyu '著' zhù v 4; Kroll 2015 '著' zhù 2a, p. 620)
21. zhù noun a document; writings
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 文章 (Guoyu '著' zhù n 1)
22. zhù proper noun Zhu
    Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: A section of the 诗经 ”Book of Songs” (Guoyu '著' zhù n 1)
23. zháo verb expresses that a continuing process has a result
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 睡着 'fall asleep' (Guoyu '著' zháo v 1; Kroll 2015 '著' zháo 3, p. 620)
24. zháo adverb as it turns out; coincidentally
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 恰好 (Guoyu '着' zháo adv)
25. zhuó verb to arrive
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 及 or 到; for example, 着陆 'to land' (Guoyu '着' zhuó v 3)
26. zhuó verb to result in
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 结果 (Guoyu '着' zhuó v 4)
27. zhuó verb to command
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 命令 (Guoyu '着' zhuó v 5)
28. zhuó noun a strategy
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 计策; for example, 失着 'miscalculation' (Guoyu '着' zhuó n 2)
29. zhāo verb to happen; to occur
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 发生 (Guoyu '着' zhāo v 3)
30. zhù noun space between main doorwary and a screen
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of traditional 宁 (Kroll 2015 '著' zhù, p. 620)
31. zhuó noun somebody attached to a place; a local
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '著' zhuó 1a, p. 620)

Contained in

• 黏着力(黏著力) adhesion; adhesive force
• 看着不管(看著不管) to stand by and pay no heed; to ignore
• 依着(依著) in accordance with
• 睁着一只眼(睜著一隻眼) to keep one eye open
• 着重号(著重號) Chinese underdot (punct. used for emphasis, sim. to Western italics)
• 按着理(按著理) by reason; according to reason
• 用不着(用不著) not need; have no use for
• 看着办(看著辦) to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)
• 着手(著手) to start out on a task; to set out ; to act ; to take advantage of an opportunity
• 按着(按著) according to
• 前不着村，后不着店(前不著村，後不著店) no village ahead and no inn behind; to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
• 空着手(空著手) empty-handed
• 闹着玩儿(鬧著玩兒) to joke
• 站着说话不腰疼(站著說話不腰疼) it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter; to be an armchair expert
• 着装(着裝) to wear
• 随着(隨著) along with; in the wake of; following
• 跟着(跟著) to follow after
• 找不着(找不著) to be unable to find
• 着然(著然) really; indeed
• 蹑着脚(躡著腳) to tiptoe
• 着床(著床) implantation (e.g. of ovum in uterus)
• 绷着脸(繃著臉) to have a taut face; to pull a long face; to look displeased
• 仗着(仗著) to rely on
• 够不着(夠不著) to be unable to reach
• 怎么着(怎麼著) how; what
• 软着陆(軟著陸) soft landing (e.g. of spacecraft)
• 哭丧着脸(哭喪著臉) sullen; to scowl miserably
• 别着急(別著急) don't worry!
• 背着手(背著手) with one's hands clasped behind one's back
• 这山望着那山高(這山望著那山高) the next mountain looks taller; not satisfied with one's current position
• 着陆场(著陸場) landing site
• 为着(為著) in order to; because of; for the sake of
• 对着和尚骂贼秃(對著和尚罵賊禿) to curse a baldhead to a monk's face; to scold somebody indirectly; to criticize obliquely
• 着法(著法) move in chess; movement in martial arts
• 不着(不著) not suitable; not appropriate ; no need ; without delay ; unsuccessful ; not here ; in spite of; regardless of
• 棋高一着(棋高一著) to be a [chess] move ahead; to outsmart an opponent
• 无着(無著) to not have a reliable source ; unattached
• 失着(失著) a miscalculation
• 明摆着(明擺著) evident; clear; undoubted
• 着色(著色) to paint; to apply color
• 闭着(閉著) closed
• 黏着(黏著) to stick together; to adhere
• 不着陆飞行(不著陸飛行) nonstop flight
• 着迷(著迷) to be fascinated; to be captivated
• 着急(著急) to worry; to be anxious
• 当着(當著) in front of; in the presence of
• 猜着(猜著) to guess correctly
• 牵着鼻子走(牽著鼻子走) to lead by the nose

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• 第二回 Chapter 85 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 96
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