zhāo
着
chess move; trick; put; agree
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
4 senses · 7 examplesnoun
chess move; one move in a game
informalOften used in the colloquial form with the neutral suffix 儿
Zhè这
zhēn真
shì是
yī一
bù步
gāo高
zhāor着
儿
！
That's truly a brilliant chess move!
Kuài快
chū出
gè个
zhīzhāor支
bāng着
bāng儿
wǒ帮
ba帮
我
吧
！
Quick, give me a tip to help me out!
verb
same as 招3; trick; scheme
literaryRarely used in modern standard Mandarin, mostly in fixed expressions
Tā他
shǐ使
chū出
le了
hún浑
shēn身
xiè解
shù数
de的
zhāor着
lái儿
yíng来
bǐ赢
sài比
赛
。
He used every trick he had to win the competition.
verb
to put in; to add
dialectUsed exclusively in northern Chinese dialects
Zuò做
cài菜
de的
shí时
hou候
bié别
wàng忘
le了
zhāodiǎnr着
yán点
儿
盐
。
Don't forget to add some salt when cooking.
Wǎng往
tāng汤
lǐ里
zhā着
jǐ几
dī滴
xiāng香
yóu油
huì会
gèng更
měiwèi美
味
。
Adding a few drops of sesame oil to the soup will make it tastier.
interjection
used to express agreement; okay
informal, dialectUsed in casual spoken conversations to confirm or approve an idea
Zhè这
huà话
zhāo着
wa哇
！
Jiù就
àn按
nǐ你
shuō说
de的
bàn办
。
That makes perfect sense! Let's do as you say.
Zhāo着
，
zán咱
men们
míngtiān明
yī天
zǎo一
jiù早
chūfā就
出
发
！
Okay, let's set off early tomorrow morning!