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着 (著) zhe

zhe particle indicates that an action is continuing
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Aspectual Particle 动态助词
Notes: In this sense 着 is an aspectual particle 动态助词 attached after a verb or adjective to indicate that an action is continuing. For example, 我不能这么闲着！ 'I cannot relax like this!' (Lao She, 2003, p. 216) 着 is the 15th most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Guoyu '着' zhe particle 1; Ho 2002, '着' 1; NCCED '着' zhe 1; Li Shaoqi, 2003, '着' zhe 1).
zháo verb to catch; to receive; to suffer; to touch; to contact
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 接触 (Guoyu '著' zháo v 2; Kroll 2015 '著' zháo 2, p. 620; NCCED '着' zháo 2-3)
zhù adjective outstanding
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '著' 1)
zhuó verb to contact; to use; to apply; to attach to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 附 (Guoyu '着' zhuó v 2; Kroll 2015 '著' zhuó 1, p. 620; NCCED '着' zhuó 1; Unihan '著')
zhuó verb to wear (clothes)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 下面着条青裤子 '[She] was wearing green pants.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 306; Guoyu '着' zhuó v 1; Kroll 2015 '著' zhuó 2, p. 620; NCCED '着' zhuó 4)
zhe auxiliary verb expresses a command
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Used at the end of an imperative sentence (Guoyu '着' zhe particle 4; NCCED '着' zhe 4)
zháo verb to attach; to grasp
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '着' zháo 1; Unihan '著')
zhe particle indicates an accompanying action
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Aspectual Particle 动态助词
Notes: In this sense 着 is placed between two verbs to indicate an accompanying action (NCCED '着' zhe 2; Li Shaoqi, 2003, '着' zhe 2). For example, 两个孩子抱着妈妈哭起来 'The two children held their mother and started to cry.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 242) The particle 着 is placed between the two verbs 抱 'hold' and 哭 'cry.'
zhāo verb to add; to put
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 放置 (Guoyu '着' zhāo v 1; NCCED '着' zhāo 1)
zhuó noun a chess move
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 棋高一着 'to be a [chess] move ahead' (Guoyu '着' zhuó n 1; NCCED '着' zhāo 2)
zhāo noun a trick; a move; a method
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 方法 (Guoyu '着' zhāo n 1; NCCED '着' zhāo 3)
zhāo verb OK
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '着' zhāo adv; NCCED '着' zhāo 4)
zháo verb to fall into [a trap]
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 陷入 or 中计 (Guoyu '着' zháo v 3)
zháo verb to ignite
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '著' zháo 1, p. 620; NCCED '着' zháo 4)
zháo verb to fall asleep
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (NCCED '着' zháo 5)
zhuó noun whereabouts; end result
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '着' zhuó n 3; NCCED '着' zhuó 3)
zhù verb to appear; to manifest
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 显露 or 表現 (Guoyu '著' zhù v 1; Kroll 2015 '著' zhù 1, p. 620; Unihan '著')
zhù verb to show
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '著' 2)
zhù verb to indicate; to be distinguished by
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 标示 (Guoyu '著' zhù v 2; Kroll 2015 '著' zhù 1a, p. 620)
zhù verb to write
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 撰述 or 写作 (Guoyu '著' zhù v 3; Kroll 2015 '著' zhù 2, p. 620)
zhù verb to record
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 记载 (Guoyu '著' zhù v 4; Kroll 2015 '著' zhù 2a, p. 620)
zhù noun a document; writings
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 文章 (Guoyu '著' zhù n 1)
zhù proper noun Zhu
Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
Notes: A section of the 诗经 ”Book of Songs” (Guoyu '著' zhù n 1)
zháo verb expresses that a continuing process has a result
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 睡着 'fall asleep' (Guoyu '著' zháo v 1; Kroll 2015 '著' zháo 3, p. 620)
zháo adverb as it turns out; coincidentally
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 恰好 (Guoyu '着' zháo adv)
zhuó verb to arrive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 及 or 到; for example, 着陆 'to land' (Guoyu '着' zhuó v 3)
zhuó verb to result in
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 结果 (Guoyu '着' zhuó v 4)
zhuó verb to command
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 命令 (Guoyu '着' zhuó v 5)
zhuó noun a strategy
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 计策; for example, 失着 'miscalculation' (Guoyu '着' zhuó n 2)
zhāo verb to happen; to occur
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 发生 (Guoyu '着' zhāo v 3)
zhù noun space between main doorwary and a screen
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of traditional 宁 (Kroll 2015 '著' zhù, p. 620)
zhuó noun somebody attached to a place; a local
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '著' zhuó 1a, p. 620)
zhe verb attachment to
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: abhiniveśa, Japanese: jaku (BCSD '著', p. 1021; DJBT '着', p. 423; Edgerton 1953, p. 53; MW 'abhiniveśa'; SH '著', p. 411; Unihan '着')

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破着(破著) to break attachments
不着果报(不著果報) do not attach to rewards
心如莲花不着水性似日月不住空(心如蓮花不著水性似日月不住空) Let the mind be a lotus that emerges dry from water; Let your nature be the sun and moon that course freely in the sky.
世人二十苦忍者苦口难言愚者苦海无边病者苦不堪言盲者苦于无光佞者苦心积虑孤者苦无照顾老者苦有代沟贪者苦求无着贫者苦雨淒风邪者苦事无穷犯者苦陷牢狱恶者苦果必然业者苦心经营师者苦口婆心达者苦中有乐勇者苦忍有力学者苦心研究勤者苦尽甘来智者苦能转乐仁者苦节飘香(世人二十苦忍者苦口難言愚者苦海無邊病者苦不堪言盲者苦於無光佞者苦心積慮孤者苦無照顧老者苦有代溝貪者苦求無著貧者苦雨淒風邪者苦事無窮犯者苦陷牢獄惡者苦果必然業者苦心經營師者苦口婆心達者苦中有樂勇者苦忍有力學者苦心研究勤者苦盡甘來智者苦能轉樂仁者苦節飄香) Twenty Pains of Life One who endures finds the pain indescribable. One who is ignorant is trapped in the abyss of suffering. One who is sick is in unspeakable pain. One who is blind is blocked from rays of light. One who is wicked is chained by painstaking plot. One who is in solitude is threatened by loneliness. One who is old is isolated by generation gaps. One who is greedy is deprived of freedom. One who is poor is desolated by rain and cold. One who is evil is trapped in endless suffering. One who is convicted is locked behind bars. One who is unwholesome will never escape suffering. One who is in business is entangled by the tediousness of management. One who is the teacher is willing to advise earnestly and kindly. One who is skillful is able to find joy in hardship. One who is brave has the power to end suffering. One who is well learned is able to commit to his research. One who is diligent can put an end to hardship. One who is wise can turn suffering into happiness. One who is benevolent will leave behind a good name.
随着信仰(隨著信仰) follow our faith
五衰相现; 1. 衣服垢秽 2. 头上华萎 3. 腋下出汗 4. 身体臭秽 5. 不乐本座; 小五衰相; 1.乐声不起 2.身光忽灭 3.浴水着身 4.着境不舍 5. 眼目数瞬(五衰相現; 1. 衣服垢穢 2. 頭上華萎 3. 腋下出汗 4. 身體臭穢 5. 不樂本座; 小五衰相; 1.樂聲不起 2.身光忽滅 3.浴水著身 4.著境不捨 5. 眼目數瞬) Five Signs of Decay: 1. Clothes become filthy; 2. Garland atop the head fades; 3. The armpits become sweaty; 4. The body becomes foul-smelling; 5. The heavenly palace appears unpleasant; Five Minor Signs of Decay: 1. The music stops; 2. The body’s radiance fades; 3. Bathwater clings to the body; 4. Attachment to their surroundings; 5. The eyes start blinking
忌执着(忌執著) to avoid grasping
尊者舍利弗晨朝着衣持钵(尊者舍利弗晨朝著衣持鉢) in the morning, Venerable Sariputra dressed and took his alms bowl
浴水着身(浴水著身) Bathwater clings to the body
无着(無著) to not have a reliable source ; unattached ; Asaṅga
人生诸苦悭贪之人伶仃孤苦挥霍之人求不得苦懒惰之人千辛万苦矫情之人嘴甜心苦麻木之人不知甘苦执着之人放不下苦瞋恨之人怨憎会苦五逆之人倒悬悲苦风尘之人内心痛苦流浪之人颠波泪苦边疆之人穷困辛苦军中之人战斗累苦病亡之人爱别离苦乞讨之人淒凉哀苦创业之人备尝辛苦发心之人不辞劳苦养育之人含辛茹苦情义之人同甘共苦勤奋之人不以为苦慈悲之人喜乐拔苦喜舍之人济贫救苦积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦慳貪之人伶仃孤苦揮霍之人求不得苦懶惰之人千辛萬苦矯情之人嘴甜心苦麻木之人不知甘苦執著之人放不下苦瞋恨之人怨憎會苦五逆之人倒懸悲苦風塵之人內心痛苦流浪之人顛波淚苦邊疆之人窮困辛苦軍中之人戰鬥累苦病亡之人愛別離苦乞討之人淒涼哀苦創業之人備嘗辛苦發心之人不辭勞苦養育之人含辛茹苦情義之人同甘共苦勤奮之人不以為苦慈悲之人喜樂拔苦喜捨之人濟貧救苦積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.

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身着、撰着、着紧、够得着、着重号、着火、凭着、穿着讲究、衣着、穿着打扮、觑着眼、犯不着、黏着语、画蛇着足、合着、着恼、着眼点、一着、着劲儿、着边、不着边际、吃饱撑着、等着瞧、着落、向着、着手成春、视微知着、着三不着两、拿着鸡毛当令箭、这么着、背着手、沈着、倒着、摸不着、着衣、着火点、着陆场、摸不着边、丈二和尚，摸不着头脑、吸着

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Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 200
Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 160
Scroll 353 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 135 , has parallel version
Scroll 4 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 123 , has English translation
Scroll 287 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 118 , has parallel version
Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 100
Scroll 2 Notes on the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra 楞伽阿跋多羅寶經註解 — count: 99
Scroll 3 Notes on the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra 楞伽阿跋多羅寶經註解 — count: 86
Scroll 7 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 85 , has English translation
Scroll 311 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 85 , has parallel version