着 (著) zhe
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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). -
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) -
zhù
adjective
outstanding
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '著' 1) -
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') -
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) -
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) -
zháo
verb
to attach; to grasp
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '着' zháo 1; Unihan '著') -
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.' -
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) -
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) -
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) -
zhāo
verb
OK
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '着' zhāo adv; NCCED '着' zhāo 4) -
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) -
zháo
verb
to ignite
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '著' zháo 1, p. 620; NCCED '着' zháo 4) -
zháo
verb
to fall asleep
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '着' zháo 5) -
zhuó
noun
whereabouts; end result
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '着' zhuó n 3; NCCED '着' zhuó 3) -
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') -
zhù
verb
to show
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '著' 2) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
zhù
noun
a document; writings
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 文章 (Guoyu '著' zhù n 1) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
zhuó
verb
to result in
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 结果 (Guoyu '着' zhuó v 4) -
zhuó
verb
to command
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 命令 (Guoyu '着' zhuó v 5) -
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) -
zhāo
verb
to happen; to occur
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 发生 (Guoyu '着' zhāo v 3) -
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) -
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
- 合着(合著) to co-author
- 咬着耳朵(咬著耳朵) whispering in somebody's ear
- 硬着头皮(硬著頭皮) to brace oneself to do something; to put a bold face on it; to summon up courage; to force oneself to
- 着衣镜(著衣鏡) put on clothes and look in the mirror
- 着三不着两(著三不著兩) scatter-brained; thoughtless
- 穿着打扮(穿著打扮) style of dress; one's appearance
- 牵着鼻子走(牽著鼻子走) to lead by the nose
- 嘟着嘴(嘟著嘴) to pout
- 合着者(合著者) co-author
- 胶着(膠著) to stick to ; at a stalemate
- 着力(著力) to put effort into
- 够得着(夠得著) to reach; to be up to
- 着陆场(著陸場) landing site
- 凭着(憑著) to depend on ; regardless of
- 拿着鸡毛当令箭(拿著雞毛當令箭) to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority
- 照着(照著) corresonding to
- 无着(無著) to not have a reliable source ; unattached
- 软着陆(軟著陸) soft landing (e.g. of spacecraft)
- 背着手(背著手) with one's hands clasped behind one's back
- 跟着(跟著) to follow after
- 正着(正著) head-on; red-handed
- 试着(試著) to try to
- 着地(著地) to touch the ground
- 黏着力(黏著力) adhesion; adhesive force
- 有着(有著) to have; to possess
- 你看着办吧(你看著辦吧) You figure it out for yourself.; Do as you please.
- 着意(著意) to act with diligent care
- 觑着眼(覷著眼) to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention
- 黏着语(黏著語) agglutinative language
- 着迷(著迷) to be fascinated; to be captivated
- 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
- 躺着也中枪(躺著也中槍) to get shot even when lying down
- 着手(著手) to start out on a task; to set out ; to act ; to take advantage of an opportunity
- 找不着 cannot find ; to be unable to find
- 着棋(著棋) to play chess
- 仗着(仗著) to rely on
- 犯得着(犯得著) worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
- 乘着云(乘著雲) to ride a cloud
- 附着(附著) to adhere
- 用得着(用得著) to be able to use; useable; to have a use for something; (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to
- 着凉(著涼) to catch cold
- 着着失败(著著失敗) to fail at every step of the way
- 着处(著處) everywhere
- 着风(著風) to catch a breeze
- 丈二和尚,摸不着头脑(丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦) like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head; at a total loss
- 着边儿(著邊兒) to the point
- 碍不着(礙不着) does not block
- 身着(身著) to wear
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- 第二回 Chapter 85 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 96
- 第二回 Chapter 40 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 91
- 第二回 Chapter 67 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 83
- 第二回 Chapter 97 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 81
- 第二回 Chapter 63 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 79
- 第二回 Chapter 83 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 76
- 第二回 Chapter 62 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 74
- 第二回 Chapter 82 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 66
- 第二回 Chapter 28 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 66
- 第二回 Chapter 109 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 66