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Definitions
- 1. to touch
- 2. to come in contact with
- 3. to feel
- 4. to be affected by
- 5. to catch fire
- 6. to burn
- 7. (coll.) to fall asleep
- 8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
- 9. succeeding in
Example Sentences
1 shown拿 着 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 着
to put one's hand to it
no need
style of dress
to have no right or ability to interfere in sth
scatter-brained
ignition point (temperature)
to land
head-on
to adhere
to have one's eyes on (a goal)
to adhere; to stick together; to bond; to agglutinate
alive
(coll.) to blame sb for sth
to worry helplessly
to dress
afloat
near
lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)
bare
thus
relevant
to play chess
backwards; in reverse; upside down
to leave no trace
to be considered outstanding or special; to be reckoned with; notable
alarmed
in order to
lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom)
whereabouts
see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo]
not need
whispering in sb's ear
Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng]
relying on
empty-handed
in accordance with
to blossom
to pretend not to know (idiom)
irrelevant
closed
to protect
to pout
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position
(Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted
to be unable to find
to be strongly attached to
landing
to reach (with one's hand etc)
to put effort into sth
to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
fixture (law)
Chinese underdot (punct. used for emphasis, sim. to Western italics)
to worry; to feel anxious
to succeed by a lucky stroke
to get dressed
not to the point
to be enraged
move (in chess or martial arts)
landing site
lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation)
towards
to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention
by means of
move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
to lead by the nose
to rush
worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)
lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)
(eat sth) with (sth else)
to put pen to paper
evident
to obtain
to be unable to reach
You figure it out for yourself.
to play games
what?
comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree
to brace oneself to do sth
to signify
to continue
soft landing (e.g. of spacecraft)
attire; clothes; dress
lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
important thing
place of interest
Asanga (Buddhist philosopher, c. 4th century AD)
(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so
see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡|吃着碗里，看着锅里[chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ]
steady
to describe (in writing, applying ink)
not worthwhile
unwise move
to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
to blossom
wait and see (who is right)
to have a taut face
to have
to light (a candle, cigarette etc)
to be able to use; useable; to have a use for
smart clothes
One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
to act with diligent care
to ignite
along with
think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
towards
to fall asleep; to get to sleep
to brave
agglutinative (in linguistics, a characteristic of Altaic languages)
to pull a long face
to advance cautiously, step by step
truly
obsessed
shamelessly
better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
to be occupied with (doing sth)
silicosis (occupational disease of miners)
carrying on one's back
to lie down on a bed
to wear
wait and see (who is right)
to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom)
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
to adopt confrontational posture
to say sth for fun
to stand by and pay no heed
with one's hands clasped behind one's back
see 數不上|数不上[shǔ bù shàng]
having nothing better to do
nonstop flight
to ignite
to follow after
lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom)
in front of
agglutinative language (e.g. Turkish and Japanese)
urgently
let (one) have his way
adhesion
to do as one sees fit
auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
to follow
to do as one sees fit
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ]
turning one's back to (sth or sb)
to be confused and disoriented
one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
to put effort into sth
if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[gě yōu] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[ràng zǐ dàn fēi])
immediately afterwards
urgent
really
to concern oneself with (a matter); to make (sth) one's business
it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
to put emphasis on; to stress
to go along
(coll.) to try to
to follow
to be able to touch
to give thought (to others)
clothes
landing site
to be unable to make any sense of the matter
to pretend to not know
to find
to be fascinated
to paint
to fall asleep
everywhere
to guess correctly
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
to tiptoe
to take it easy
lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
to fail at every step of the way (idiom)
to stick onto
can't touch