zhuóyì

着意

Word · Adverb · VerbTraditional著意

carefully; deliberately; to care about

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Meanings

2 senses · 8 examples
1.

adverb

carefully; deliberately; with purposeful effort

Describes doing something with deliberate attention or effort; often used in written or formal contexts.

Tā他
zhuó着
yì意
jīng经
yíng营
zhè这
jiā家
xiǎo小
diàn店
 ,
zhōng终
yú于
shǐ使
tā它
xīng兴
wàng旺
qǐ起
lái来
 。

He carefully managed this small shop and finally made it prosperous.

Huà画
jiā家
zhuó着
yì意
kè刻
huà画
le了
lǎo老
rén人
liǎn脸
shàng上
de的
zhòu皱
wén纹
 。

The painter deliberately depicted the wrinkles on the old man's face.

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Zhè这
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
zhuó着
yì意
miáo描
xiě写
le了
dū都
shì市
rén人
de的
gū孤
dú独
 。

This novel deliberately describes the loneliness of urban people.

Tā她
zhuó着
yì意
dǎ打
bàn扮
le了
yī一
fān番
 ,
zhǔn准
bèi备
qù去
cān参
jiā加
wǎn晚
huì会
 。

She dressed up carefully, preparing to attend the party.

2.

verb

to care about; to mind; to pay attention to

Often used in negative constructions or to indicate indifference.

Tā他
tīng听
le了
zhè这
huà话
 ,
yě也
bù不
zhuó着
yì意
 。

He heard these words but didn't pay them much mind.

Wǒ我
duì对
bié别
rén人
de的
píng评
jià价
bìng并
bù不
zhuó着
yì意
 。

I don't really care about other people's evaluations.

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Tā他
biǎo表
miàn面
shàng上
bù不
zhuó着
yì意
 ,
qí其
shí实
xīn心
lǐ里
hěn很
zài在
yì意
 。

He appears not to care on the surface, but actually cares very much inside.

Duì对
yú于
zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
 ,
nǐ你
bù不
bì必
tài太
zhuó着
yì意
 。

You don't need to pay too much attention to such a small matter.