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HSK 7-9Character · Verb · Noun · Measure word

pour; concentrate; wager; annotation; register

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Meanings

7 senses · 35 examples
1.

verb

to pour; to inject; to flow into

Can describe liquid pouring or mechanical injection.

Hù护
shi士
gěi给
bìng病
rén人
zhù注
shè射
le了
yì疫
miáo苗
 。

The nurse injected the patient with a vaccine.

Dà大
yǔ雨
rú如
zhù注
 ,
lù路
shàng上
quán全
shì是
jī积
shuǐ水
 。

Heavy rain poured down, and the road was full of standing water.

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Hé河
shuǐ水
zhù注
rù入
le了
dà大
hǎi海
 。

The river flows into the sea.

Tā他
bǎ把
qì汽
yóu油
zhù注
rù入
le了
yóu油
xiāng箱
 。

He poured gasoline into the fuel tank.

Quán泉
shuǐ水
cóng从
shí石
fèng缝
lǐ里
zhù注
chū出
lái来
 。

Spring water gushes out from the rock crevices.

2.

verb

to concentrate; to fix one's attention

Used with nouns like sight, attention, or gaze.

Tā他
zhù注
shì视
zhe着
hēi黑
bǎn板
shàng上
de的
tí题
mù目
 。

He stared at the questions on the blackboard.

Qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
zhù注
yì意
tīng听
jiǎng讲
 。

Everyone, please pay attention to the lecture.

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Guān观
zhòng众
men们
dōu都
zhù注
mù目
zhe着
wǔ舞
tái台
shàng上
de的
yǎn演
yuán员
 。

The audience all fixed their eyes on the actors on stage.

Tā他
quán全
shén神
guàn贯
zhù注
de地
wán完
chéng成
le了
zhè这
fú幅
huà画
 。

He finished this painting with total concentration.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhù注
yì意
lì力
fàng放
zài在
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
shàng上
 。

Please focus your attention on this issue.

3.

noun

wager; bet

neutral

Used in gambling or competitive betting contexts.

Tā他
zài在
zhè这
chǎng场
dǔ赌
jú局
zhòng中
xià下
le了
jù巨
é额
dǔ赌
zhù注
 。

He placed a huge wager on this gambling game.

Tā他
gū孤
zhù注
yī一
zhì掷
 ,
bǎ把
suǒ所
yǒu有
jī积
xù蓄
dōu都
tóu投
jìn进
le了
xiàng项
mù目
lǐ里
 。

He risked everything by putting all his savings into the project.

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Zhè这
chǎng场
pú扑
kè克
yóu游
xì戏
de的
dǔ赌
zhù注
hěn很
dī低
 。

The stakes in this poker game are very low.

Tā他
bù不
gǎn敢
zài再
jiā加
dà大
dǔ赌
zhù注
le了
 。

He didn't dare to increase the bet anymore.

Zhè这
ge个
dǔ赌
zhù注
tài太
dà大
le了
 ,
wǒ我
chéng承
dān担
bù不
qǐ起
 。

This wager is too big for me to afford.

4.

measure word

used for transactions or funds

dialect

A regional colloquial measure word, common in northern Chinese dialects.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhù笔
bù不
cuò错
de的
mǎi买
mài卖
 。

This is a pretty good deal.

Wǒ我
men们
tán谈
chéng成
le了
shí十
lái来
zhù笔
jiāo交
yì易
 。

We finalized about ten transactions.

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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
qù去
nián年
wán完
chéng成
le了
shàng上
bǎi百
zhù注
xiàng项
mù目
 。

This company completed hundreds of projects last year.

Zhè这
zhù注
dài贷
kuǎn款
de的
lì利
lǜ率
hěn很
gāo高
 。

The interest rate on this loan is very high.

Wǒ我
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
dá达
chéng成
le了
sān三
zhù注
hé合
zuò作
xié协
yì议
 。

We have reached three cooperative agreements.

5.

verb

to annotate; to explain with text

formal

Refers to adding explanatory notes to classic texts or documents.

Lǎo老
shī师
bāng帮
wǒ我
men们
pī批
zhù注
le了
zhè这
piàn篇
gǔ古
wén文
 。

The teacher annotated this ancient prose for us.

Zhè这
běn本
cí词
diǎn典
zhù注
de释
hěn得
xiáng很
xì详
 细
 。

This dictionary has very detailed annotations.

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Tā他
zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
shàng上
pī批
zhù注
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
lǐ理
jiě解
 。

He added his own annotations to the ancient book.

Zhè这
piàn篇
lùn论
wén文
xū需
yào要
zuò作
zhě者
zì自
jǐ己
zhù注
shì释
 。

The author needs to add annotations to this paper.

Gǔ古
dài代
xué学
zhě者
jīng经
cháng常
wèi为
jīng经
diǎn典
zhù著
zuò作
pī批
zhù注
 。

Ancient scholars often annotated classic works.

6.

noun

annotation; explanatory note

formal

Can refer to footnotes, endnotes, or marginal notes in texts.

Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
zhù注
shì释
yòng用
xiǎo小
zì字
yìn印
zài在
yè页
jiǎo脚
 。

The annotations for this book are printed in small font at the bottom of each page.

Zhèng正
wén文
yòng用
dà大
zì字
 ,
zhù注
shì释
yòng用
xiǎo小
zì字
 。

The main text uses large font, while the annotations use small font.

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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
zhù注
shì释
hěn很
yǒu有
xué学
shù术
jià价
zhí值
 。

The annotations for this article have great academic value.

Qǐng请
cān参
kǎo考
wén文
mò末
de的
zhù注
shì释
 。

Please refer to the endnotes at the end of the paper.

Zhè这
běn本
gǔ古
jí籍
yǒu有
dà大
liàng量
de的
fù附
zhù注
shì释
 。

This ancient book has a large number of supplementary annotations.

7.

verb

to register; to record; to cancel

formal

Used for formal record-keeping or administrative cancellation procedures.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
nǐ你
de的
xìn信
xī息
zhù登
cè记
zài在
cè册
 。

Please register your information in the system.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
yǐ已
jīng经
zhù注
xiāo销
le了
yíng营
yè业
zhí执
zhào照
 。

This company has canceled its business license.

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Tā他
bǎ把
zhè这
cì次
huó活
dòng动
jì记
lù录
zài在
le了
bǐ笔
jì记
běn本
shàng上
 。

He recorded this event in his notebook.

Qǐng请
nǐ你
bǎ把
huì会
yuán员
xìn信
xī息
zhù注
cè册
dào到
xì系
tǒng统
lǐ里
 。

Please register the member information into the system.

Yín银
háng行
zhù注
xiāo销
le了
tā他
de的
guò过
qī期
zhàng账
hù户
 。

The bank canceled his expired account.