执着

执着 zhízhuó

Persevering (stubborn - attached to)

执着 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體執著 zhizhuo

What 执着 means

Persevering (stubborn - attached to)

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执着 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

执

zhí

Hold (grasp - manage - persist - carry out)

着

zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó

Move (tactic); Touch (affected by - ignited)

Words that share a character with 执着

How to write 执着

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执着 in a sentence

他对这件事一直很执着。

Tā duì zhè jiàn shì yìzhí hěn zhízhuó.

He has always been persistent about this.

执着是好事，但也要懂得变通。

Zhízhuó shì hǎoshì, dàn yě yào dǒngde biàntōng.

Persistence is good, but one must also know when to be flexible.

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Questions about 执着

What does 执着 mean in English?

执着 is pronounced zhízhuó and means Persevering (stubborn - attached to).

How do you pronounce 执着?

执着 is zhízhuó in pinyin — written zhizhuo without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 执着?

执着 is written with 2 characters: 执 (zhí) Hold (grasp - manage - persist - carry out), 着 (zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó) Move (tactic); Touch (affected by - ignited). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 执着 written in traditional Chinese?

執著. The simplified form 执着 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 執著 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhízhuó.

Is 执着 an HSK word?

Yes — 执着 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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