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  zo2   jyutping
  zhu3 zuo5   pinyin
already; (particle marking perfective aspect or continuous state), same as .

Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 34617 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Jan 2014 06:15

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detail  jau5 zo2  you3 zuo2 = already have; be pregnant
detail  zou6 zo2  zuo4 zuo3 = become, became; have done
detail  sik6 zo2   = have eaten (common formation)
detail  m4 gin3 zo2  m2 jian4 zuo3 = lost; lost sight of; unable to find; missing
detail  laan6 zo2   = broken, fallen apart (physically)
detail  waai6 zo2   = broken, malfunctioning
detail  daa2 laan6 zo2   = broken (as a result of an impact)
detail  ceoi4 zo2   = except; excluding
detail  sik6 zo2 faan6 mei6 aa3   = how are you? (informal)
detail  nau1 zo2   = angry already
detail  maang4 zo2   = blinded
detail  zong1 zo2  zhuang1 zuo3 = to have something (such as a utility) installed
detail  hau6 saang1 zo2   = to have become younger
detail  haang4 hoi1 zo2  xing2 kai1 zuo3 = to have stepped out for a moment; to have just gone out
detail  bin3 zo2  bian4 zuo3 = to have changed; to have become
detail  ci4 zo2  ci2 zuo3 = to fire; have someone sacked
detail  fan3 zo2 gaau3  kun4 zuo3 jiao4 = have fallen asleep
detail  saan2 zo2   = to split up with one's boyfriend or girlfriend
detail  aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1   = nag, moan, whine or argue
detail  daa2 zo2 lit3   = tangled
detail  aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1   = variant of 阿吱阿咗
detail  beng6 zo2   = uncomfortable, (have become and currently are) sick
detail  dit3 zo2   = to lose sth; to drop sth by mistake
detail  diu1 so1 zo2   = to have lost the ability to do sth (have rusty skills)
detail  wai6 zo2   = because, for the purpose of
detail  jau5 zo2 tou5   = to be pregnant
detail  gei3 sat1 zo2   = lost in the post
detail  sik6 zai6 zo2   = have eaten too much
detail  hoeng1 zo2   = to be dead
detail  sei2 zo2   = to be dead
detail  gwo3 zo2 san1   = to be dead
detail  caa5 zo2 keoi5   = crossing something off
detail  jyu6 zo2   = to expect; expected
detail  faan2 zyun3 zo2   = inside-out
detail  sin3 zo2 jat1 gaau1   = slip and fall
detail  deng1 zo2   = to be dead
detail  ce1 sei2 zo2 fo2   = the car is stalled (common formation)
detail  gwo2 zo2 hoi2 zau6 hai6 san4 sin1   = to not care about what method is used to reach the target
detail  do1 zo2   = more than before
detail  laai1 zo2   = have been arrested; have been taken into custody
detail  wan4 zo2   = to lose consciousness
detail  dak1 zo2   = got it!
detail  lam3 zo2   = to be swooned or faint
detail  jeng4 zo2   = victory (having won sth.)
detail  bang1 zo2   = fallen to pieces; come apart; collapsed
detail  gwaa1 zo2   = to be dead; to have died
detail  syu1 zo2   = to have lost money in gambling
detail  jam2 zeoi3 zo2   = to drink to drunkeness; to be drunk
detail  jam2 daai6 zo2  yin3 da4 zuo5 = drink too much; be drunk
detail  maau1 zo2   = to be drunk
detail  seoi1 zo2  shuai1 zuo3 = to fail; to fall flat; to turn for the bad
detail  zit3 zo2   = discount/reduction already applied
detail  zip3 zo2  zhe2 zuo5 = (of a business) to have folded; to have gone out of business
detail  sei2 zo2 tiu4 sam1   = give up hope altogether
detail ,  m4 hou2 wai6 zo2 jat1 po1 syu6, ji4 fong3 hei3 seng4 go3 sam1 lam4   = don't focus on only one girl, hence give up other girls
detail  wing1 zo2   = felt tipsy or a buzz in head (drunk) ; threw
detail  ze3 zo2 lung4 ji5 can4 zek3 ji5  jie4 zuo5 long2 er3 chen2 zhi1 er3 = turn a deaf ear to
detail  fuk6 zo2 keoi5   = give him credit
detail  nam2 me2 zo2   = not thinking straight
detail  faa3 zo2 fui1 dou1 jing6 dak1   = recognizable in any circumstance
detail  waang4*1 zo2   = fall through; come to nothing

Showing 10 of 128 examples containing 咗
detail audio 屋企
He went home.
[The final particle 嘞 here indicates a change of situation.]
detail audio 阿媽今日
Mum has cooked soup today.
detail 啱啱
He just left.
[Lit. He just now go already]
detail 係唔係
Is it over?
[書面語:是否完結了?]
detail 已經五日
It's already been five days.
[Lit. already pass-already five days]
detail 媽咪好似
Seems like Mum's back home!
[Lit. mum seems return-already come [particles]]
detail 噉樣做為出嚟
This way is to find him out.
detail 真係輸咗
I've lost (this contest)...
[Note that 真係 isn't necessarily translated into English - sometimes it's used where an English speaker would just add extra emphasis onto the word. In this case, "I've *lost*!"]
detail 其實我哋多咗
Actually, we're thinking about this too much.
[Lit. actually we think too-much Note: if you ask someone a simple question and they waste time running through every possible eventuality, this is a good phrase to bust out.]
detail 揸車幾個
I've been driving a few months.
[Lit. I drive-car drive-already few [counter] months.]
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