Chinese Notes

着 (著) zhe

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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着火(著火) to ignite; to burn
衣着 clothes; attire ; clothes
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
咬着耳朵(咬著耳朵) whispering in somebody's ear
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
着迷(著迷) to be fascinated; to be captivated
着眼点(著眼點) place of interest; a place one has one's eye on
两着儿(兩著兒) the same old trick; illegal device
画蛇着足(畫蛇著足) to draw legs on a snake; to ruin the effect by adding something superfluous; to overdo it
哭丧着脸(哭喪著臉) sullen; to scowl miserably
着衣(著衣) put on clothes; wear clothes
好死不如赖活着(好死不如賴活著) better a bad life than a good death
仗着(仗著) to rely on
沉着(沉著) steady; unmoved ; calm and collected
瞧着办(瞧著辦) to do as one sees fit; It's up to you.; Let's wait and see and then decide what to do.
找着(找著) to find
点着(點著) to ignite
说着玩儿(說著玩兒) to joke around
觑着眼(覷著眼) to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention
放着明白装糊涂(放著明白裝糊塗) to pretend not to know
着想(著想) to give thought to; to consider; to plan
着劲儿(著勁兒) to put effort into something; to try really hard
无着(無著) to not have a reliable source
挨着(挨著) next to each other
看着办(看著辦) to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)
穿着(穿著) to wear ; attire; clothes; dress
着重(著重) to stress; to emphasize ; serious; critical
着数(著數) move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement
蹑着脚(躡著腳) to tiptoe
找不着 cannot find ; to be unable to find
够不着(夠不著) to be unable to reach
着眼(著眼) to focus; to concentrate
正着(正著) head-on; red-handed
乘着云(乘著雲) to ride a cloud
撰着(撰著) to write; to compose
黏着语(黏著語) agglutinative language
明摆着(明擺著) evident; clear; undoubted
忙着(忙著) to be occupied with
极着(極著) eminent
着衣镜(著衣鏡) put on clothes and look in the mirror
吃不了兜着走(吃不了兜著走) if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home; you'll have to take the consequences
引着(引著) to ignite; to kindle
悠着(悠著) to take it easy
着墨(著墨) to describe in writing; to apply ink
着风(著風) to catch a breeze
着忙(著忙) to rush; in a hurry; to worry about being late
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
摸着石头过河(摸著石頭過河) to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes; to advance cautiously, step by step
试着(試著) to try to
着意(著意) to act with diligent care

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