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 20058 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
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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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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.

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Decimal representation of this word: 執
Unicode code for this character: U+57f7 (off-site link)

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