执 zhí
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丸 ball, pebble, pellet, pill
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
执着
zhízhuó
persistent; dedicated; attached
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 他对细节近乎执着，因此作品虽然缓慢，却极少粗糙。 Tā duì xìjié jìnhū zhízhuó, yīncǐ zuòpǐn suīrán huǎnmàn, què jí shǎo cūcāo. He is almost obsessive about detail, so although his work proceeds slowly, it is rarely rough.
- 她执着地练琴十年，终于成为了一名出色的钢琴家。 Tā zhízhuó de liànqín shí nián, zhōngyú chéngwéile yī míng chūsè de gāngqínjiā. She practised the piano persistently for ten years and finally became an outstanding pianist.
- 他太执着于完美，有时反而耽误了进度。 Tā tài zhízhuó yú wánměi, yǒushí fǎn'ér dānwùle jìndù. He is too attached to perfection, and this sometimes delays his progress.
Related words
- 执行 zhíxíng to carry out
- 固执 gùzhi stubborn; obstinate
- 执法 zhífǎ to enforce the law; law enforcement
- 执意 zhíyì to insist on; to be determined to
- 执照 zhízhào licence; permit
- 争执 zhēngzhí dispute; argument; to dispute
- 着 zhe particle for an ongoing action or state (-ing)
- 接着 jiēzhe then; to continue
- 睡着 shuìzháo to fall asleep
- 着 zháo to successfully do (result ending)
- 着火 zháohuǒ to catch fire
- 着急 zháojí worried; anxious