执着 (執著)
zhí zhuó
Pinyin

Definition

执着 (執著)
 - 
zhí zhuó
  1. to be strongly attached to
  2. to be dedicated
  3. to cling to

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

著
zhù
  1. 1 to make known
  2. 2 to show
  3. 3 to prove
  4. 4 to write
  5. 5 book
  6. 6 outstanding
名著
míng zhù
  1. 1 masterpiece
著名
zhù míng
  1. 1 famous
  2. 2 noted
  3. 3 well-known
  4. 4 celebrated
显著
xiǎn zhù
  1. 1 outstanding
  2. 2 notable
  3. 3 remarkable
  4. 4 statistically significant
卓著
zhuó zhù
  1. 1 outstanding
  2. 2 eminent
  3. 3 brilliant

Idioms (5)

仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
  2. 2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
恶名昭著
è míng zhāo zhù
  1. 1 notorious (idiom)
  2. 2 infamous
著书立说
zhù shū lì shuō
  1. 1 to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

Sample Sentences

这很难耶！多数人就是会执着，不愿意卖，非要等到大赚一笔不可。
zhè hěn nán yē ！duōshù rén jiùshì huì zhízhuó ，bù yuànyì mài ，fēiyào děngdào dàzhuànyībǐ bùkě 。
It's difficult! The majority of people are stubborn as they're unwilling to sell unless they're going to earn a lot from it.
Go to Lesson 
呵，我承认这是有点自欺欺人，但我不想浪费时间执着在已经发生的事情上，所以我改变自己的想法来接受生活中的不如意。
hē ，wǒ chéngrèn zhè shì yǒudiǎnr zìqī qīrén ，dàn wǒ bù xiǎng làngfèi shíjiān zhízhuó zài yǐjīng fāshēng de shìqing shàng ，suǒyǐ wǒ gǎibiàn zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ lái jiēshòu shēnghuózhōng de bùrúyì 。
Ha, I'll admit I'm deluding myself, but I don't want to waste time on things that are in the past, so I changed the way I think about things to allow me to accept life's frustrations.
Go to Lesson 
听听大海的誓言，看看执着的蓝天，
tīng ting dàhǎi de shìyán ，kàn kan zhízhuó de lántiān ，
Hearing the vows of the ocean, seeing the unwavering blue sky
Go to Lesson 
原来我爸爸是个执着的学者！
yuánlái wǒ bàba shì ge zhízhuó de xuézhě ！
So my father was a headstrong scholar!
Go to Lesson