着[zhāo]

名

1. a move in chess

♦ 妙~儿 a clever move

♦ 走错一~ make a false move; take a wrong step

2. trick; device; move

♦ 这一~厉害。 That's a shrewd move.

♦ 他没~儿了。 He's at the end of his tether.

动方 put in; add

♦ ~点儿盐 put some salt in it

副all right; O.K.

♦ ~, 咱们就这么办。 O.K., that's what we'll do then.

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着[zháo]
动

1. touch; come in contact with

♦ 我手上的烫伤一~水就疼。 The burns on my hand hurt when they get in contact with water.

2. be affected by (cold, etc.); be troubled with; suffer

♦ 着凉

3. be ignited; be lit

♦ 火~了。 The fire is lit.

♦ 炉子~得很旺。 The stove is going strong.

♦ 天黑了, 路灯都~了。 It's dark, and the street lights are all on.

♦ 汽油一点就~。 Gasoline is highly inflammable.

4. 方 fall asleep

♦ 他困得很, 一上床就~了。 He was so tired that he fell asleep the moment he got into bed.

5. (used as a complement to another verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in

♦ 这回你可说~了。 This time you really hit the nail on the head.

♦ 灯点~了。 The lamp is lit.

♦ 他整夜翻来复去睡不~。 He tossed about all night, unable to get to sleep.

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着[zhe]
助

1. (added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state, often with the particle 呢 at the end of the sentence)

♦ 大门敞~。 The gate is wide open.

♦ 他穿~一身新衣服。 He is wearing new clothes.

♦ 雪正下~呢。 It's snowing.

2. (in sentences beginning with a place word, added to the verb to indicate a resultant state, the verb plus 着 having the force of “there is”)

♦ 桌儿上放~好些东西。 There are a lot of things lying on the table.

♦ 墙上挂~一幅山水画。 On the wall hangs a landscape painting.

3. (verb plus 着 placed before another verb, indicating an accompanying action or state)  (verb plus 着 serving as an adverbial modifier)

♦ 他爱吃~饭看报。 He likes to read the newspaper while eating.

♦ 路不远, 咱们走~去吧。 It's quite near, let's go there on foot.  (verb plus 着 repeated, indicating that while one action is in progress the occurrence of another is expected): 她想~想~笑了起来。 She thought and thought and then burst out laughing.

♦ 我们走~走~天色已经暗了下来。 As we walked along, it began to grow dark.

4. (in imperative sentences, used after verbs or adjectives for emphasis, often with 点儿 added)

♦ 等~! Wait!

♦ 慢~! Hold it!

♦ 过马路看~点儿。 Mind how you cross the street.

另见 zhāozháozhuó

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着[zhuó]
动

1. wear (clothes)

♦ 吃~不尽 have as much food and clothing as one wants

2. touch; come into contact with

♦ 附着

3. apply; use

♦ 着墨

4. send

♦ 请~人前来领取。 Please send someone here for it.

5. (used in official documents, expressing peremptory tone)

♦ 以上规定, ~即施行。 The above regulations are to be enforced immediately.

名whereabouts

♦ 无着

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