著 (zyu3 zoek3 | zhu4 zhuo2) : famous; write; writing; wear; clothing

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

著

zyu3 zoek3

zhu4 zhuo2

[粵] zyu3 | [國] zhu4
[1] [adj] famous; celebrated; prominent
[2] [v] write; compile; record
[3] [n] writing; book; literary work
[4] [n] aboriginal; aborigine

[粵] zoek3 | [國] zhuo2
[v,n] wear, don; be dressed in; clothing

1. 著 is still used as a non-standard variant of 着 in HK. 2. 著 has started to lose its "wear/don" definition (as well as the zoek3 reading) to 着. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

著 / 着

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 29th Apr 2017 05:28

Output this character as a high resolution image

著衫 zoek3 saam1 = to dress; to wear clothes 粵

瞓著 fan3 zoek6 = variant of 瞓着粵

著鞋 zoek3 haai4 zhuo2 xie2 = to wear shoes 粵

意味著 ji3 mei6 zoek6 yi4 wei4 zhe5 = variant of 意味着國

著重 zoek6 zung6 zhuo2 zhong4 = variant of 着重

著涼 zoek6 loeng4 zhao2 liang2 = variant of 着涼國

著手 zoek6 sau2 zhuo1 shou3 = variant of 着手

著想 zoek6 soeng2 zhuo2/zhao2 xiang3 = variant of 着想

著急 zoek6 gap1 zhao2/1 ji2 = variant of 着急

著名 zyu3 ming4 zhu4 ming2 = famous; well-known; celebrated

著作 zyu3 zok3 zhu4 zuo4 = literary work; writings; to write

怎麼著 zam2 mo1 zoek6 zen3 me5 zhe5 = variant of 怎麼着國

顯著 hin2 zyu3 xian3 zhu4 = notable; outstanding; remarkable

接著 zip3 zoek6 jie1 zhe5 = variant of 接着國

沉著 cam4 zoek6 chen2 zhuo2 = variant of 沉着國

踮著腳尖 dim2/3 zoek6 goek3 zim1 dian3 zhe5 jiao3 jian1 = to tiptoe 國

踮著腳 dim2/3 zoek6 goek3 dian3 zhe5 jiao3 = to tiptoe 國

衣著 ji1 zoek3 yi1 zhuo2 = dress; dressing

得著 dak1 zoek6 = "have got it"

冇著衫 mou5 zoek3 saam1 mao3 zhuo2 shan1 = unclothed; naked 粵

冇衫著 mou5 saam1 zoek3 mao3 shan1 zhuo2 = nothing to wear 粵

著迷 zoek6 mai4 zhao2 mi2 = be fascinated

名著 ming4 zyu3 ming2 zhu4 = masterpiece

活著 wut6 zoek6 huo2 zhe5 = alive

著數 zoek6 sou3 zhao1 shu4 = variant of 着數粵

著名的 zyu3 ming4 dik1 zhu4 ming2 de = renowned 國

背著手 bui3 zoek6 sau2 bei4 zhe5 shou3 = hands clasped behind one's back

乾著急 gon1 zoek6 gap1 gan1 zhao2 ji2 = be anxious but unable to do anything

爭著 zaang1 zoek6 zheng1 zhe5 = struggle; fight for

頭頭碰著黑 tau4 tau4 pung3 zoek6 hak1 = to be frustrated or disappointed in every endeavour

禁著 kam1 zoek3 = durable (clothing); wearable; hard-wearing 粵

著作權 zyu3 zok3 kyun4 zhu4 zuo4 quan2 = copyright

著眼 zoek6 ngaan5 zhuo2 yan3 = have sth. in mind; see (or view) from the angle of

撻返著 taat3*1 faan1 zoek6 = to restart; to bring back up 粵

著時 zoek6 si4 = right time 粵

唔著時 m4 zoek6 si4 = wrong time 粵

著書 zyu3 syu1 zhu4 shu1 = to write a book

土著 tou2 zyu3 tu3 zhu4 = a native, an aboriginal

四大名著 sei3 daai6 ming4 zyu3 si4 da4 ming2 zhu4 = the Four Chinese Classical Novels

踩著芋莢都當蛇 caai2 zoek6 wu6 hap3 dou1 dong3 se4 = false suspicion 粵

臭名昭著 cau3 ming4 ciu1 zyu3 chou4 ming2 zhao1 zhu4 = notorious; infamous; ill-famed; be of ill repute

跟著 gan1 zoek6 gen1 zhu4 = to follow / following 國

睡不著 seoi6 bat1 zoek6 shui4 bu4 zhao2 = can not sleep

瞓唔著 fan3 m4 zoek6 = can not sleep 粵

拿著雞毛當令箭 naa4 zoek6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3 na2 zhe5 ji1 mao2 dang1 ling4 jian4 = to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; to have no real power; to pretend to be powerful 國

顧食唔顧著 gu3 sik6 m4 gu3 zoek3 gu4 shi2 wu2 gu4 zhuo2 = only care about food and totally neglect the way one dresses 粵

漏著看 lau6 zoek3 hon3 = to oversee

編著 pin1 zyu3 bian1 zhu4 = to write; to compile

穿著 cyun1 zoek3 chuan1 zhuo2 = the clothes one wears; one's choice of clothing

藉著 zik6 zoek6 = by means of; through

著慌 zoek6 fong1 zhao2 huang1 = variant of 着慌國

畀著係我 bei2 zeok6 hai6 ngo5 bi4 zhe5 xi4 wo3 = if I was in your place; if I were you 粵

用不著 jung6 bat1 zoek6 yong4 bu5/bu4 zhao2 = variant of 用不着國

這麼著 ze2 mo1 zoek6 zhe4 me5 zhe5 = variant of 這麼着國

著草 zoek3 cou2 zhuo2 cao3 = be a fugitive on the run 粵

著書立說 zyu3 syu1 lap6 syut3 zhu4 shu1 li4 shuo1 = to write books to expound a doctrine

拙著 zyut3 zyu3 zhuo1 [PRC] zhuo2 [TW] zhu4 = my poor writing; my clumsy (literary) work [a self-deprecatory expression]

Showing all 17 examples containing 著

你真係嚟得著時粵
You came at the right time
[cf. [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/596/]opposite version[/url]]

你真係嚟得唔著時粵
You come at a bad time.
[cf. [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/595/]opposite version[/url]]

今天天空飄著朵朵雲國
The sky is filled with clouds today
[朵: do2 and doe2 are equally correct.]

佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添粵
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.

還帶著睡眼惺忪的小學生在路旁等校車。國
The sleepy-eyed students are waiting for the school bus by the road.

國家政府一直監察著你，最好自己小心啲粵
The government has been monitoring you all along - you had best be careful.

隨口講佢著衫獨沽一味，點知佢借啲意隔日就買反一櫃嘅新衫粵
I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day.

天真爛漫的孩子們過著無憂無慮的生活
Innocent children, unaffected by the surroundings, live without a worry in the world.

而家佢著緊草，梗係聯絡佢唔到啦粵
He is definitely uncontactable now since he is on the run.

嚟到真係著時，適值佢喺屋企粵
Came at the right time, just when he is home.

佢淨係鍾意著紅色裙,冇得解嘅。粵
She only loves to wear red dresses, which can't be explained why.

佢嘅穿著好有品味。粵
(s)He has a good taste in clothes.
[Literally: His/Her (way of) wearing (clothes) really has taste [in other words: "is very tasteful"]. instead of "佢嘅穿著", you may also say "佢嘅衣著/佢著衫".]

細佬，冇人鐘意喺公眾地方著衫嘅，但係呢啲係法律呀粵
Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law!
[Lit. child, have-no people like in public place wear-clothes [particle], however these are law [particle]]

佢戴著一頂頭盔，但係一啲都唔型粵
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look good on him at all.
[Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however a little bit also not stylish. 一啲都唔［adjective] is a useful construction to mean "not at all..."]

我𠱓你幾耐你先肯著返條褲呀？粵
How long did I have to nag you before you agreed to put your pants back on?
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,120693]

佢著嚫高踭鞋都拗柴。
Every time she wears high-heels she twists her ankle.
[[粵] V-嚫 ... 都... Pattern the means every time someone does something, such and such will happen.]

呢度嘅住客都穿著禮服為主，盡顯其顯赫份粵
The residents here are all formally attired, a mark of their affluence.
[Note: this is a very formal register, and is not the kind of this you'd drop into everyday conversation.]

Legend
國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/640/]著[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/640/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">著</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 著
Unicode code for this character: U+8457 (off-site link)

Search CantoDict (safe search is on)

Please note, CantoDict currently supports searching for Simplified Chinese, but results will be returned in Traditional Chinese.

Hide Written and Spoken Hide Written 國 Hide Spoken粵


Characters \| Words \| Sentences \| Chinese Translation \| Chinese Tests \| Forums \| Search Customise CantoDict \| My Vocab Lists \| Useful Reports and Stats \| CantoDict Forum