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)
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- 点着(點著) to ignite
- 由着(由著) let (one) have his way; as (one) pleases; at (one's) will
- 着劲儿(著勁兒) to put effort into something; to try really hard
- 犯得着(犯得著) worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
- 着紧(著緊) urgent; in a great hurry; in intimate relationship with sb
- 着然(著然) really; indeed
- 着棋(著棋) to play chess
- 摸不着(摸不著) can't touch; can't reach; unable to get a grasp of
- 嗔着(嗔著) to blame
- 粘着(粘著) to stick together; to adhere
- 光着(光著) bare; naked
- 照着(照著) corresonding to
- 吃饱撑着(吃飽撐著) having nothing better to do
- 冒着(冒著) to brave; to face danger
- 管不着(管不著) to have no right or ability to interfere in something; it's none of your business!
- 正着(正著) head-on; red-handed
- 嘟着嘴(嘟著嘴) to pout
- 着重号(著重號) Chinese underdot (punct. used for emphasis, sim. to Western italics)
- 凭着(憑著) to depend on ; regardless of
- 当着(當著) in front of; in the presence of
- 别着急(別著急) don't worry!
- 着陆(著陸) to land; to touchdown
- 着三不着两(著三不著兩) scatter-brained; thoughtless
- 不着陆飞行(不著陸飛行) nonstop flight
- 着道儿(著道兒) to be fooled; to be taken in (by a ruse)
- 闭着(閉著) closed
- 活着 alive ; to be alive
- 占着茅坑不拉屎(占著茅坑不拉屎) to occupy a latrine but not shit; to be a dog in the manger
- 摸不着边(摸不著邊) irrelevant; can't make head or tail of
- 着迷(著迷) to be fascinated; to be captivated
- 着眼(著眼) to focus; to concentrate
- 够不着(夠不著) to be unable to reach
- 大处着眼,小处着手(大處著眼,小處著手) think of the big picture, start with the little things
- 闹着玩儿(鬧著玩兒) to play ; to joke
- 着忙(著忙) to rush; in a hurry; to worry about being late
- 着手成春(著手成春) set out and it becomes spring; to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation); to bring back the dead
- 着呢(著呢) comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather
- 蹑着脚(躡著腳) to tiptoe
- 看着办(看著辦) to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)
- 衣着 clothes; attire ; clothes
- 专着(專著) a monograph
- 沉着(沉著) steady; unmoved ; calm and collected
- 按着理(按著理) by reason; according to reason
- 悠着(悠著) to take it easy
- 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
- 拿着鸡毛当令箭(拿著雞毛當令箭) to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority
- 好死不如赖活着(好死不如賴活著) better a bad life than a good death
- 两着儿(兩著兒) the same old trick; illegal device
- 巨着(巨著) a monumental work
- 有着(有著) to have; to possess
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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 109 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 66
- 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