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
著著zhu4
to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); not content with what one already has; (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
to have no right or ability to interfere in sth; it's none of your business!
光着光著guang1 zhe5
bare; naked
好死不如赖活着好死不如賴活著hao3 si3 bu4 ru2 lai4 huo2 zhe5
better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
合着合著he2 zhe5
(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so; after all
合著合著he2 zhu4
to write jointly; to co-author
护着護著hu4 zhe5
to protect; to guard; to shield
花着花著hua1 zhao1
variant of 花招
活着活著huo2 zhe5
alive
急着急著ji2 zhe5
urgently
见微知著見微知著jian4 wei1 zhi1 zhu4
one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
胶着膠著jiao1 zhuo2
to stick onto; stalemate; gridlock; to agglutinate
较著較著jiao4 zhu4
obvious; prominent; standing out
接着接著jie1 zhe5
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
藉着藉著jie4 zhe5
by means of; through
就着就著jiu4 zhe5
to be next to (colloquial)
巨著巨著ju4 zhu4
monumental (literary) work
看着办看著辦kan4 zhe5 ban4
to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)
看着不管看著不管kan4 zhe5 bu4 guan3
to stand by and pay no heed; to ignore
空着手空著手kong1 zhe5 shou3
empty-handed
哭丧着脸哭喪著臉ku1 sang5 zhe5 lian3
sullen; to scowl miserably
来着來著lai2 zhe5
auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
老着脸老著臉lao3 zhe5 lian3
shamelessly
两着儿兩著兒liang3 zhao1 er5
the same old trick; illegal device
忙着忙著mang2 zhe5
to be occupied with (doing sth)
冒着冒著mao4 zhe5
to brave; to face dangers
明摆着明擺著ming2 bai3 zhe5
evident; clear; undoubted
名著名著ming2 zhu4
masterpiece
摸不着摸不著mo1 bu5 zhao2
can't touch; can't reach; (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
摸不着边摸不著邊mo1 bu5 zhao2 bian1
irrelevant; can't make head or tail of
摸不着头脑摸不著頭腦mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3
to be unable to make any sense of the matter; to be at a loss
摸着石头过河摸著石頭過河mo1 zhe5 shi2 tou5 guo4 he2
to wade the river by groping for stones (idiom); to advance step by step; to feel one's way around
拿着鸡毛当令箭拿著雞毛當令箭na2 zhe5 ji1 mao2 dang4 ling4 jian4
to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
闹着玩儿鬧著玩兒nao4 zhe5 wan2 er5
to play games; to joke around; to play a joke on sb
你看着办吧你看著辦吧ni3 kan4 zhe5 ban4 ba5
You figure it out for yourself.; Do as you please.
粘皮著骨粘皮著骨nian2 pi2 zhu4 gu3
to glue skin and bind the bones (idiom); insistent unrelenting conduct
粘着粘著nian2 zhuo2
to stick together; to adhere
黏着黏著nian2 zhuo2
to adhere; to stick to; to bond; to agglutinate; adhesion; adhesive
黏着力黏著力nian2 zhuo2 li4
adhesion; adhesive force
黏着语黏著語nian2 zhuo2 yu3
agglutinative language (e.g. Turkish and Japanese)
蹑着脚躡著腳nie4 zhe5 jiao3
to tiptoe
棋高一着棋高一著qi2 gao1 yi1 zhao1
to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom); to outsmart one's opponent
lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom); fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere; to be in a predicament
瞧着办瞧著辦qiao2 zhe5 ban4
to do as one sees fit; It's up to you.; Let's wait and see and then decide what to do.
觑着眼覷著眼qu4 zhe5 yan3
to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention
软着陆軟著陸ruan3 zhuo2 lu4
soft landing (e.g. of spacecraft)
身着身著shen1 zhuo2
to wear
失着失著shi1 zhao1
unwise move; miscalculation
石末沉着病石末沉著病shi2 mo4 chen2 zhuo2 bing4
silicosis (occupational disease of miners); grinder's disease; also written 矽末病
视微知着視微知著shi4 wei1 zhi1 zhuo2
one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
试着試著shi4 zhe5
(coll.) to try to
数不着數不著shu3 bu4 zhao2
see 數不上|数不上
数得着數得著shu3 de5 zhao2
to be considered as outstanding or special; to be reckoned with; notable
睡着睡著shui4 zhao2
to fall asleep
顺着順著shun4 zhe5
to follow; following; along
说着玩說著玩shuo1 zhe5 wan2
to say sth for fun; to be kidding; to joke around
说着玩儿說著玩兒shuo1 zhe5 wan2 er5
erhua variant of 說著玩|说着玩
四大名著四大名著si4 da4 ming2 zhu4
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
随着隨著sui2 zhe5
along with; in the wake of; following
躺着也中枪躺著也中槍tang3 zhe5 ye3 zhong4 qiang1
(lit.) to get shot even when lying down; (fig.) to get unjustly ridiculed, attacked, implicated in sth etc while just being present (Internet slang); abbr. to 躺槍|躺枪
偷鸡不着蚀把米偷雞不著蝕把米tou1 ji1 bu4 zhao2 shi2 ba3 mi3
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米
土著土著tu3 zhu4
aboriginal
土著人土著人tu3 zhu4 ren2
indigenous person; aboriginal
歪打正着歪打正著wai1 da3 zheng4 zhao2
to succeed by a lucky stroke
王著王著wang2 zhu4
Wang Zhu (-c. 990), Song calligrapher and writer
为着為著wei4 zhe5
in order to; because of; for the sake of
无着無著wu1 zhuo2
(of income etc) to be unassured; to lack a reliable source
无着無著wu2 zhuo2
Asanga (Buddhist philosopher, c. 4th century AD)
吸着吸著xi1 zhuo2
sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
着呢著呢zhe5 ne5
comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather
to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel
正着正著zheng4 zhao2
head-on; red-handed
执着執著zhi2 zhuo2
to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to
著称著稱zhu4 cheng1
to be widely known as
著称于世著稱於世zhu4 cheng1 yu2 shi4
world-renowned
著录著錄zhu4 lu4
to record; to put down in writing
著名著名zhu4 ming2
famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
著书著書zhu4 shu1
to write a book
著书立说著書立說zhu4 shu1 li4 shuo1
to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
著述著述zhu4 shu4
writing; to write; to compile
著作著作zhu4 zuo4
to write; literary work; book; article; writings
著作权著作權zhu4 zuo4 quan2
copyright
专著專著zhuan1 zhu4
monograph; specialized text
拙著拙著zhuo1 zhu4
my unworthy writing (humble expr.); my worthless manuscript
着笔著筆zhuo2 bi3
to put pen to paper
着处著處zhuo2 chu4
everywhere
着床著床zhuo2 chuang2
implantation (e.g. of ovum in uterus)
着花著花zhuo2 hua1
to blossom; see 著花|着花
着劲儿著勁兒zhuo2 jin4 er5
to put effort into sth; to try really hard
着力著力zhuo2 li4
to put effort into sth; to try really hard
着陆著陸zhuo2 lu4
landing; touchdown; to land; to touch down
着陆场著陸場zhuo2 lu4 chang3
landing site
着陆点著陸點zhuo2 lu4 dian3
landing site
着落著落zhuo2 luo4
whereabouts; place to settle; reliable source (of funds etc); (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb; settlement; solution
着墨著墨zhuo2 mo4
to describe (in writing, applying ink)
着恼著惱zhuo2 nao3
to be enraged
着棋著棋zhuo2 qi2
to play chess
着然著然zhuo2 ran2
really; indeed
着色著色zhuo2 se4
to paint; to apply color
着实著實zhuo2 shi2
truly; indeed; severely; harshly
着手著手zhuo2 shou3
to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out
着手成春著手成春zhuo2 shou3 cheng2 chun1
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
着想著想zhuo2 xiang3
to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr.
着眼著眼zhuo2 yan3
to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate
着眼点著眼點zhuo2 yan3 dian3
place of interest; a place one has one's eye on
着衣著衣zhuo2 yi1
to get dressed
着意著意zhuo2 yi4
to act with diligent care
着重著重zhuo2 zhong4
to put emphasis on; to stress
着重号著重號zhuo2 zhong4 hao4
Chinese underdot (punct. used for emphasis, sim. to Western italics)