执著

執著
zhízhuó
adjective #19,299

Meanings

  1. 1 persistent
  2. 2 dedicated
  3. 3 strongly attached to

Examples

Tā duì yīnyuè fēicháng zhízhuó.
He is deeply dedicated to music.
Yǒu shíhòu tài zhízhuó fǎn'ér bù hǎo.
Sometimes being too stubborn is actually a bad thing.

Tips

culture
Originally a Buddhist term meaning 'attachment' (clinging to worldly things). In modern use it has a positive connotation of perseverance, though it can also imply stubbornness.
mistakes
The standard spelling is 执着 (zhízhuó), but 执著 is a common variant. Both are accepted.

Stroke Order

zhí
zhù