Definition
注 (zhù) has three main uses: (1) pouring liquid (like 灌 guàn, but more focused on directing liquid into a container, while 灌 implies filling or irrigating); (2) directing attention (similar to 专心 zhuān xīn but as a verb, e.g. 注意 'pay attention'); (3) betting (as a noun 下注, distinct from 打赌 dǎ dǔ which is the verb 'to make a bet').
verb
to pour intoto injectto infuseto direct (attention, efforts)to concentrate on
noun
a stakea bet (in gambling)
Easily confused
- 住zhùlook-aliketo live; to stay; to reside
- 祝zhùsound-aliketo wish (someone something good)
- 拄zhǔlook-aliketo lean on (with a walking stick or cane); to prop on
- 猪zhūsound-alikepig
- 往wǎnglook-alike(preposition) toward, in the direction of
- 煮zhǔsound-aliketo boil, to cook (in boiling water)
- 驻zhùlook-alike(of troops, diplomats, etc.) to be stationed; to be posted
- 筑zhùsound-aliketo build, to construct (often in compounds or formal usage)
- 株zhūsound-alike(classifier) for trees and plants
Examples
- 。Hùshi gěi bìngrén zhùshè le yī zhēn.The nurse gave the patient an injection.
- 注。Tā jīntiān xià le yì bǐ hěn dà de zhù.He placed a very large bet today.
- 。Tā bǎ quánbù rèqíng dōu zhù rù le zhījiào gōngzuò.She poured all her passion into the volunteer teaching work.
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