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zhì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhì | zhi4
English translation
to install
to place
to put
to buy
to lay out, to place, to set aside

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About zhì

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

zhì

Contains the radical

wǎng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

net

Etymology of zhì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

罒直

Semantic compound

wǎng

Phonetic compound

Zhí

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. wǎng represents the meaning and Zhí represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhì

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fàng zhè zhǐ wǎn de 合适 héshì 位置 wèizhi shì 架子 jià zi shǎng .

The right place for the bowl is on the shelf.

窗子 chuāng zi 使 shǐ 我们 wǒmen 置身于 líng xià 温度 wēndù de 严寒 yánhán 之中 zhī zhōng .

The broken windows left us exposed to the sub - zero temperatures.

应该 yīnggāi 注意 zhùyì de shì , shuí yuàn 代替 dàitì de 位置 wèizhi .

It'should be noted that no one would like to take his place.

罗马尼亚 Luó mǎ ní yà huá 浆手快速 kuài sù 有力 yǒu lì de 划水占据 zhànjù le 领先 lǐngxiān 位置 wèizhi .

The Romanian rowers pulled ahead with fast, powerful strokes.

dāng 检流 de 读数 dú shù wéi líng shí ,电路 diàn lù 处于 chǔ yú líng 平衡 pínghéng 位置 wèizhi .

When the galvanometer reads zero the circuit is in the null - balance position.

Words with zhì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
位置 wèizhi position位置 wèizhi
zhì to install zhì
难以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn hard to believe難以置信
装置 zhuāng zhì to install裝置
设置 shèzhì to set up設置
配置 pèi zhì to deploy配置 pèi zhì
布置 bùzhì to arrange佈置
安置 ānzhì to find a place for安置 ānzhì
处置 chǔzhì to handle處置
放置 fàng zhì to put放置 fàng zhì
置身 zhì shēn to stay置身 zhì shēn
置换 zhì huàn to permute置換
置于 zhì yú to place置于 zhì yú
购置 gòu zhì to purchase購置
置业 zhì yè to buy real estate置業
闲置 xián zhì to lie idle閒置
置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ to ignore置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ
搁置 gē zhì to shelve擱置
置信 zhì xìn (math.) confidence (interval etc)置信 zhì xìn
置身事外 zhì shēn shì wài not to get involved置身事外 zhì shēn shì wài
添置 tiān zhì to buy添置 tiān zhì
不容置疑 bù róng zhì yí unquestionable不容置疑 bù róng zhì yí
倒置 dào zhì to invert倒置 dào zhì
置若罔闻 zhì ruò wǎng wén to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear置若罔聞

zhì Decomposition & Compounds

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zhì Decomposition

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