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着
Trad. 著
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 目
Strokes 5
Composition
Strokes 12
Structure
Decomp. 羊目
羊丿目
Prononciation
Mandarin zhé; zháo; zhe; zhuó; zhāo
Entry Methods
Pinyin zhe2; zhao2; zhe; zhuo2; zhao1
Kanji /
Cangjie
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廿手月山
Sijiao 8060.4
Wubi UDHF
Encodages (hexa)
GB2312 D7C5
Results for 着
着 zhé to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
着 zháo to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
着 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress
着 zhuó to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
着 zhāo (chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add
Results beginning with 着
着作 zhù zuò literary work / writings / to write
着实 zhuó shí truly / indeed / severely / harshly
着眼 zhuó yǎn to have one's eyes on (a goal) / having sth in mind / to concentrate
着想 zhuó xiǎng to give thought (to others) / to consider (other people's needs) / also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
着装 zhuó zhuāng to dress / dress / clothes / outfit
着迷 zháo mí to be fascinated / to be captivated
着陆 zhuó lù landing / touchdown / to land / to touch down
着手 zhuó shǒu to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out
着落 zhuó luò whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution
着凉 zháo liáng to catch cold / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]
着述 zhù shù writing
着急 zháo jí to worry / to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency / to be in a hurry / Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]
着重 zhuó zhòng to put emphasis on / to stress
着意 zhuó yì to act with diligent care
着数 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 招數|招数[zhao1 shu4]
着力 zhuó lì to put effort into sth / to try really hard
着火 zháo huǒ to ignite / to burn
着色 zhuó sè to paint / to apply color
着慌 zháo huāng alarmed / panicking
着忙 zháo máng to rush / in a hurry / to worry about being late
着边 zháo biān relevant / to the point / has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
着地 zháo dì to land / to touch the ground / also pr. [zhuo2 di4]
着法 zhāo fǎ move in chess / movement in martial arts
着花 zháo huā to blossom / to come to flower / to be in bloom
着紧 zháo jǐn urgent / in a great hurry / in intimate relationship with sb
着魔 zháo mó obsessed / bewitched / enchanted / as if possessed
着呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree / quite / rather
着笔 zhuó bǐ to put pen to paper
着处 zhuó chù everywhere
着床 zhuó chuáng to lie down on a bed / (physiology) implantation (attachment of a blastocyst to the lining of the uterus) / (of an oyster larva) to attach to a substrate / (fig.) to take root / to become established
着花 zhuó huā to blossom / see 著花|着花[zhao2 hua1]
着劲 zhuó jìn to put effort into sth / to try really hard
着墨 zhuó mò to describe (in writing, applying ink)
着恼 zhuó nǎo to be enraged
着棋 zhuó qí to play chess
着然 zhuó rán really / indeed
着衣 zhuó yī to get dressed
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着眼点 zhuó yǎn diǎn place of interest / a place one has one's eye on
着陆场 zhuó lù chǎng landing site
着陆点 zhuó lù diǎn landing site
着火点 zháo huǒ diǎn ignition point (temperature) / combustion point
着陆费  landing charge / landing fee
着边儿 zháo biān r erhua variant of 著邊|着边[zhao2 bian1]
着道儿 zháo dào r to be fooled / to be taken in (by a ruse)
着魔岩 zhe mó yán Enchanted
着劲儿 zhuó jìn r to put effort into sth / to try really hard
着重号 zhuó zhòng hào Chinese underdot (punct. used for emphasis, sim. to Western italics)
着手成春 zhuó shǒu chéng chūn lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom) / to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well
着地浓度  immission / ground-level concentration
着着失败 zhuó zhuó shī bài to fail at every step of the way (idiom)
着重行动的  action-oriented
着三不着两 zháo sān bù zháo liǎng scatter-brained / thoughtless
着重于行动的提议  action-oriented proposal
着眼于功效的方针  performance-based approach
着眼于目标的研究  goal-oriented research
着力加强人力建设  Investing in people
着重于行动的学校保健项目  Action-Oriented School Health Project
着重于行动的雏型学校卫生课程  Prototype Action-Oriented School Health Curriculum
Approximate Results for 着
随着 suí zhe along with / in the wake of / following
顺着 shùn zhe to follow / following / along
执着 zhí zhuó to be strongly attached to / to be dedicated / to cling to / (Buddhism) attachment
本着 běn zhe based on... / in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle
忙着 máng zhe to be occupied with (doing sth)
朝着 cháo zhe facing / advancing (towards)
试着 shì zhe (coll.) to try to
冒着 mào zhe to brave / to face dangers
急着 jí zhe urgently
身着 shēn zhuó to wear
名着 míng zhù masterpiece
当着 dāng zhe in front of / in the presence of
有着 yǒu zhe to have / to possess
接着 jiē zhe to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn
跟着 gēn zhe to follow after / immediately afterwards
来着 lái zhe auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
穿着 chuān zhuó attire / clothes / dress
光着 guāng zhe bare / naked
闭着 bì zhe closed
挨着 āi zhe near
点着 diǎn zháo to light (a candle, cigarette etc)
正着 zhèng zháo head-on / red-handed
为着 wèi zhe in order to / because of / for the sake of
不着 bù zháo no need / need not
护着 hù zhe to protect / to guard / to shield
就着 jiù zhe to be next to (colloquial)
土着 tǔ zhù native, aboriginal
活着 huó zhe alive
依着 yī zhe in accordance with
睡着 shuì zháo to fall asleep
得着 dé zháo to obtain
巨着 jù zhù monumental (literary) work
藉着 jiè zhe by means of / through
吸着 xī zhuó sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
沿着 yán zhe to go along / to follow
粘着 nián zhuó to stick together / to adhere
吊着 diào zhe dangle
胶着 jiāo zhuó to stick onto / stalemate / gridlock / to agglutinate
合着 hé zhe (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so / after all
倒着 dào zhe backwards / in reverse / upside down
由着 yóu zhe let (one) have his way / as (one) pleases / at (one's) will
衣着 yī zhuó clothes
无着 Wú zhuó Asanga (Buddhist philosopher, c. 4th century AD)
无着 wū zhuó (of income etc) to be unassured / to lack a reliable source
悠着 yōu zhe to take it easy
黏着 nián zhuó to adhere / to stick together / to bond / to agglutinate / adhesion / adhesive
附着 fù zhuó to adhere / attachment
沉着 chén zhuó steady / calm and collected / not nervous
背着 bēi zhe carrying on one's back
背着 bèi zhe turning one's back to (sth or sb) / keeping sth secret from (sb) / keeping (one's hands) behind one's back
编着 biān zhù compile / write
猜着 cāi zháo to guess correctly
嗔着 chēn zhe (coll.) to blame sb for sth
浮着 fú zhe afloat
花着 huā zhāo variant of 花招[hua1 zhao1]
凭着 píng zhe relying on / on the basis of
失着 shī zhāo unwise move / miscalculation
向着 xiàng zhe towards / facing (sb or sth) / (coll.) to side with / to favor
显着 xiǎn zhù outstanding / notable / remarkable
循着 xún zhe to follow
要着 yào zhuó important thing / crucial thing
引着 yǐn zháo to ignite / to kindle
找着 zhǎo zháo to find
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紧接着 jǐn jiē zhe immediately afterwards / shortly after that
用不着 yòng bu zháo not need / have no use for
怎么着 zěn me zhāo what? / how? / how about? / whatever / also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5]
用得着 yòng de zháo to be able to use / useable / to have a use for / (in a question) to be necessary to
找不着 zhǎo bu zháo to be unable to find
明摆着 míng bǎi zhe evident / clear / undoubted
别着急 bié zháo jí Don't worry!
意味着 yì wèi zhe to signify / to mean / to imply
摸不着 mō bu zháo can't touch / can't reach / (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
管不着 guǎn bu zháo to have no right or ability to interfere in sth / it's none of your business!
犯不着 fàn bu zháo not worthwhile
等着瞧 děng zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right)
走着瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right)
软着陆 ruǎn zhuó lù soft landing (e.g. of spacecraft)
这么着 zhè me zhe thus / in this way / like this
干着急 gān zháo jí to worry helplessly
绷着脸 běng zhe liǎn to have a taut face / to pull a long face / to look displeased
附着物 fù zhuó wù fixture (law) / attachment
犯得着 fàn de zháo worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile) / also written 犯得上[fan4 de5 shang4]
数得着 shǔ de zháo to be considered outstanding or special / to be reckoned with / notable
吸着剂  sorbent
悬着水  vadose water / suspended water
定着类  sedentary species
背着手 bèi zhe shǒu with one's hands clasped behind one's back
对着干 duì zhe gàn to adopt confrontational posture / to meet head-on / to compete
嘟着嘴 dū zhe zuǐ to pout
够不着 gòu bu zháo to be unable to reach
够得着 gòu de zháo to reach (with one's hand etc) / (fig.) to attain (an objective)
管得着 guǎn de zháo to concern oneself with (a matter) / to make (sth) one's business
看着办 kàn zhe bàn to do as one sees fit / to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)
空着手 kōng zhe shǒu empty-handed
老着脸 lǎo zhe liǎn shamelessly
两着儿 liǎng zhāo r the same old trick / illegal device
摸得着 mō de zháo to be able to touch / tangible
黏着力 nián zhuó lì adhesion / adhesive force
黏着性 nián zhuó xìng agglutinative (in linguistics, a characteristic of Altaic languages)
黏着语 nián zhuó yǔ agglutinative language (e.g. Turkish and Japanese)
蹑着脚 niè zhe jiǎo to tiptoe
瞧着办 qiáo zhe bàn to do as one sees fit / It's up to you. / Let's wait and see and then decide what to do.
觑着眼 qù zhe yǎn to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention
数不着 shǔ bù zháo see 數不上|数不上[shu3 bu4 shang4]
睡得着 shuì de zháo to fall asleep / to get to sleep
说着玩 shuō zhe wán to say sth for fun / to be kidding / to joke around
粘着力 zhān zhuó lì adhesive force / adherence / coherence
粘着性 zhān zhuó xìng agglutinative (in linguistics, a characteristic of Altaic languages)
硬着头皮 yìng zhe tóu pí to brace oneself to do sth / to put a bold face on it / to summon up courage / to force oneself to
哭丧着脸 kū sang zhe liǎn to pull a long face / to wear a mournful expression
不着边际 bù zhuó biān jì not to the point / wide of the mark / neither here nor there / irrelevant
穿着打扮 chuān zhuó dǎ bàn style of dress / one's appearance
闹着玩儿 nào zhe wán r to play games / to joke around / to play a joke on sb
大处着眼 dà chù zhuó yǎn View the big picture while handling the details (idiom).
棋高一着 qí gāo yī zhāo to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom) / to outsmart one's opponent
歪打正着 wāi dǎ zhèng zháo to succeed by a lucky stroke
弹着中心  centre of impact
固着种类  sedentary species
数字土着  digital native
美洲土着  Native American
法律着作  legal writings
不着痕迹 bù zhuó hén jì to leave no trace / seamlessly / unobtrusively
沉着应战 chén zhuó yìng zhàn to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
吃饱撑着 chī bǎo chēng zhe having nothing better to do
穿着讲究 chuān zhuó jiǎng jiu smart clothes / particular about one's dress
看着不管 kàn zhe bù guǎn to stand by and pay no heed / to ignore
摸不着边 mō bu zháo biān irrelevant / can't make head or tail of
视微知着 shì wēi zhī zhuó one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom) / small beginnings show how things will develop
说着玩儿 shuō zhe wán r erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩[shuo1 zhe5 wan2]
咬着耳朵 yǎo zhe ěr duo whispering in sb's ear
找不着北 zhǎo bu zháo běi to be confused and disoriented
摸不着头脑 mō bu zháo tóu nǎo to be unable to make any sense of the matter / to be at a loss
吸着剂原料  sorbent feed
贫困土着化  indigenization of poverty
站着生孩子  vertical birth
近距弹着点  firing close
预望弹着点  desired point of impact
土着保留地  Native Reserves
土着媒体网  indigenous media network
不着陆飞行 bù zhuó lù fēi xíng nonstop flight
你看着办吧 nǐ kàn zhe bàn ba You figure it out for yourself. / Do as you please.
牵着鼻子走 qiān zhe bí zi zǒu to lead by the nose
石末沉着病 shí mò chén zhuó bìng silicosis (occupational disease of miners) / grinder's disease / also written 矽末病
躺着也中枪 tǎng zhe yě zhòng qiāng (Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down / (fig.) to be unfairly targeted
偷偷爱着你 tōu tōu ài zhe nǐ Hana-Kimi
吃不了兜着走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences
直升机着陆处  helicopter landing site / helisite
土着和平倡议  Indigenous Initiative for Peace
土着世界协会  Indigenous World Association
起飞着陆循环  landing and take-off cycle / LTO cycle
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