zhe

make move, take action

DEFINITIONS

着 zhe
  • aspect particle indicating action in progress
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 zhuó
  • to wear (clothes)
  • to contact
  • to use
  • to apply
着 zhāo
  • (chess) move
  • trick
  • all right!
  • (dialect) to add

STROKES

WORDS

吃不了兜走 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
碗里,看锅里 chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ 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
碗里,瞧锅里 chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ see 吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡|吃着碗里,看着锅里[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3]
吃饱撑 chī bǎo chēng zhe having nothing better to do
xī zhuó sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
耳朵 yǎo zhe ěr duo whispering in sb's ear
chēn zhe (coll.) to blame sb for sth
嘴 dū zhe zuǐ to pout
够不 gòu bu zháo to be unable to reach
够得 gòu de zháo to reach; to be up to
大处眼,小处手 dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
shī zhāo unwise move; miscalculation
好死不如赖活 hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
和尚骂贼秃 duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū lit. to curse a baldhead to a monk's face (idiom); fig. to scold sb indirectly; to criticize obliquely
干 duì zhe gàn to adopt confrontational posture; to meet head-on; to compete
jiù zhe to be next to (colloquial)
希望去旅行,比到达终点更美好 dài zhe xī wàng qù lǚ xíng , bǐ dào dá zhōng diǎn gèng měi hǎo It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
yǐn zháo to ignite; to kindle
dé zháo to obtain
xún zhe to follow
máng zhe to be occupied with (doing sth)
jí zhe urgently
yōu zhe to take it easy
找不 zhǎo bu zháo to be unable to find
找不北 zhǎo bu zháo běi to be confused and disoriented