執 (zap1 | zhi2) : hold; carry out; [粵] pick up

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執

zap1

zhi2

[1] hold; grasp; carry
[2] carry out; conduct; take charge of
[3] stick to (views, etc); persist in; insist on
[4] written acknowledgement
[5] catch; capture; detain
[6] intimate friend; bosom friend; soul mate
[7] [粵] pick up; pack up
[8] [粵] tidy up; clean up
[9] [粵] confiscate; wind up (business)

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

執 / 执

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Apr 2013 18:40

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執笠 zap1 lap1 zhi2 li4 = to go bankrupt 粵

爭執 zang1 zap1 zheng1 zhi2 = dispute; disagree

執勤 zap1 kan4 zhi2 qin2 = to be on duty

執政 zap1 zing3 zhi2 zheng4 = to be in power; to be in office

執法 zap1 faat3 zhi2 fa3 = law enforcement

執照 zap1 ziu3 zhi2 zhao4 = licence (US: license)

執行 zap1 hang4 zhi2 xing2 = carry out; execute

固執 gu3 zap1 gu4 zhi2 = persistent; refusing to give up; stubborn [粵]: 硬頸

執政黨 zap1 zing3 dong2 zhi2 zheng4 dang3 = ruling party, the party in power

執事 zap1 si6 zhi2 shi4 = deacon

執拗 zap1 aau3 zhi2 ao4/niu4 = implacability, obduracy, pertinacity, recalcitrate, stubborn, headstrong

執法者 zap1 faat3 ze2 = lawman, one who upholds the law

執二攤 zap1 ji6 taan1 = fill my shoes

執到寶 zap1 dou3*2 bou2 = strike it rich

執包袱 zap1 baau1 fuk6 zhi2 bao1 fu5 = to pack up and quit, resign; to get the sack ([普]: 捲鋪蓋)

執起 zap1 hei2 = pick

執金吾 zap1 gam1 ng4 = an imperial official

執拾 zap1 sap6 = making the bed

拘執 keoi1 zap1 = stubborn, rigid, inflexible

執房 zap1 fong4*2 = to tidy up a room

執床 zap1 cong4 = to make a bed

執着 zap1 zoek6 zhi2 zhuo2 = stubborn; persistent

檔案執行 dong2 on3 zap1 hang4 dang4 an4 zhi2 xing2 = file execution; executable file

解釋執行 gaai2 sik1 zap1 hang4 jie3 shi4 zhi2 xing2 = interpreted (computer)

科學執政 fo1 hok6 zap1 zing3 ke1 xue2 zhi2 zheng4 = rule of science

執死雞 zap1 sei2 gai1 = to pick up a good bargain 粵

執行指揮官 zap1 hang4 zi2 fai1 gun1 zhi2 xing2 zhi3 hui1 guan1 = excuting commander

執政能力 zap1 zing3 nang4 lik6 zhi2 zheng4 neng2 li4 = governing capacity

執政方式 zap1 zing3 fong1 sik1 zhi2 zheng4 fang1 shi4 = governing method

執掌 zap1 zoeng2 zhi2 zhang3 = wield (power, etc.)

執意 zap1 ji3 zhi2 yi4 = be determined to; insist on

執法機關 zap1 faat3 gei1 gwaan1 = law-enforcement agencies

執法單位 zap1 faat3 daan1 wai6*2 = law-enforcement agencies

執政官 zap1 zing3 gun1 zhi2 zheng4 guan1 = archon; praetor; pretor

執輸 zap1 syu1 = miss out (some great opportunity) 粵

執嘢 zap1 je5 = clean up, tidy up 粵

冷手執個熱煎䭔 laang5 sau2 zap1 go3 jit6 zin1 deoi1 = to have an unexpected stroke of good luck 粵

執平嘢 zap1 peng4 je5 = bargain hunting 粵

執筆忘字 zap1 bat1 mong4 zi6 = to suddenly forget how to write a word

執子之手 zap1 zi2 zi1 sau2 = always together; always and forever

強制執行 koeng4/5 zai3 zap1 hang4 qiang2 zhi4 zhi2 xing2 = compulsory execution of the law

執導 zap1 dou6 zhi2 dao3 = directed by

冷手執個熱煎堆 laang5 sau2 zap1 go3 jit3 zin1 deoi1 = to have an unexpected stroke of good luck 粵

執仔 zap1 zai2 = to deliver a baby; to be a midwife 粵

執媽 zap1 maa1 = a midwife 粵

執仔婆 zap1 zai2 po4*2 = a midwife 粵

執位 zap1 wai6*2 zhi2 wei4 = reshuffle (seats, political posts, etc.)

執手尾 zap1 sau2 mei5 = to put things in order; to clean up 粵

聽執笠 ting3 zap1 lap1 ting4 zhi2 li4 = for a store to be on the verge of shutting down indefinitely 粵

執正 zap1 zeng3 zhi2 zheng4 = to get dressed up (not casual) 粵

執業 zap1 jip6 zhi2 ye4 = practise one's profession

執筆 zap1 bat1 zhi2 bi3 = hold a brush

執住 zap1 zyu6 zhi2 zhu4 = to hold 粵

執紼者 zap1 fat1 ze2 zhi2 fu2 zhe3 = honorary pallbearers

執漏 zap1 lau6 zhi2 lou4 = repair leaks 粵

偏執 pin1 zap1 pian1 zhi2 = stubbornly biased

執笠貨 zap1 lap1 fo3 zhi2 li4 huo4 = cheap stuff from auction off or close out store 粵

執番條命 zap1 faan1 tiu4 meng6 zhi2 fan1 tiao2 ming4 = barely escape death 粵

駕駛執照 gaa3 sai2 zap1 ziu3 jia4 shi3 zhi2 zhao4 = driving licence 國

執籌 zap1 cau4*2 = picking up a chip when drawing lots 粵

執生 zap1 saang1 = ability to react in a difficult situation

執手 zap1 sau2 zhi2 shou3 = shake hands

執迷不悟 zap1 mai4 bat1 ng6 zhi2 mi2 bu4 wu4 = stubbornly hold onto a wrong course

Showing all 2 examples containing 執

我執緊嘢粵
I'm cleaning up/I'm packing up.
[Lit. I pack/clean [continuous particle] things There are two translations for this sentence depending on the context. You could use it when you're packing things to go on holiday or if you're just tidying up a messy room.]

執輸行頭，慘過敗家。粵
Missing out some great opportunities is the worst thing in the world.
[[literal] It's more miserable than squandering one's family fortunes to be the foremost among the losers.]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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