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