着落
zhuóluò
whereabouts; settlement; assurance
Characters in this word
落 luò
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 洛 a river in the Shanxi province
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 拖欠已久的研发经费终于有了着落，项目组才重新招人。 Tuōqiàn yǐ jiǔ de yánfā jīngfèi zhōngyú yǒu le zhuóluò, xiàngmùzǔ cái chóngxīn zhāo rén. Once the long-delayed research funding was finally settled, the project team began hiring again.
- 找了三天，丢的行李终于有了着落。 Zhǎo le sān tiān, diū de xínglǐ zhōngyú yǒu le zhuóluò. The lost luggage finally had a clear whereabouts after three days of searching.
- 工作的事总算有了着落，全家都很高兴。 Gōngzuò de shì zǒngsuàn yǒu le zhuóluò, quánjiā dōu hěn gāoxìng. The job situation was finally sorted out, and the whole family was delighted.
Related words
- 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
- 随着 suízhe following; as
- 意味着 yìwèizhe to mean
- 用不着 yòngbuzháo need not
- 有着 yǒuzhe to have
- 本着 běnzhe in accordance with; acting on the basis of
- 沉着 chénzhuó calm; composed