执 (zhí) means Hold (grasp - manage - persist - carry out). Below are 11 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
开车要有驾驶 执 照。
Kāi chē yào yǒu jiàshǐ zhízhào.
You need a driving licence to drive.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 执照
这家店的 执 照挂在墙上。
Zhè jiā diàn de zhízhào guà zài qiáng shàng.
The shop's licence hangs on the wall.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 执照
这项规定是强制 执 行的。
Zhè xiàng guīdìng shì qiángzhì zhíxíng de.
This rule is compulsorily enforced.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 强制
饲养这种动物需要 执 照。
Sìyǎng zhè zhǒng dòngwù xūyào zhízhào.
Keeping this kind of animal requires a licence.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 饲养
这项决定已经开始 执 行。
Zhè xiàng juédìng yǐjīng kāishǐ zhíxíng.
This decision has begun to be implemented.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 执行
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.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 执着
固 执 己见有时会错失良机。
Gùzhí jǐ jiàn yǒushí huì cuòshī liángjī.
Clinging to your own view can sometimes cost you a good chance.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 固执
他严格 执 行了公司的规定。
Tā yángé zhíxíng le gōngsī de guīdìng.
He strictly carried out the company's rules.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 执行
他这个人有点固 执 ，很难劝。
Tā zhège rén yǒudiǎn gùzhí, hěn nán quàn.
He is rather stubborn and hard to persuade.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 固执
他 执 意要去，谁也阻拦不住。
Tā zhíyì yào qù, shéi yě zǔlán bu zhù.
He was set on going and nobody could stop him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阻拦
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.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 执着
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Words that contain 执
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Questions about 执
How is 执 used in a sentence?
This page shows 11 sentences using 执 (zhí, "Hold (grasp - manage - persist - carry out)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 执 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 执 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 执?
The dictionary page for 执 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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