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致

zhì

HSK 5 Character Traditional 緻

What 致 means

1. bound formfine; delicate; exquisite

Other readings

致 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhìto send; to transmit; to convey; to cause; to lead to; consequently

Example sentences

• 你想致富吗？
  Nǐ xiǎng zhìfù ma?
  Do you want to be rich?
• 她言行一致。
  Her behavior is consistent with her words.
• 污秽导致疾病。
  Wūhuì dǎozhì jíbìng.
  Filth breeds illnesses.
• 汤姆再次致歉。
  Tom apologized again.
• 我大致上同意她。
  Wǒ dàzhì shàng tóngyì tā.
  I generally agree with her.
• 大爆炸致死六人。
  Dàbàozhà zhìsǐ liù rén.
  The huge explosion killed six people.

Words starting with 致

• 致使zhì shǐto cause; to result in
• 致辞zhì cíto express in words or writing; to make a speech…
• 致命zhì mìngfatal; mortal; deadly
• 致力zhì lìto devote oneself to; to work toward (often followed by 于
• 致死zhì sǐto cause death; to be lethal; to be deadly
• 致富zhì fùto become rich
• 致电zhì diànto phone; to telegram
• 致敬zhì jìngto salute; to pay one's respects to; to pay tribute to
• 致意zhì yìto send one's greetings; to send one's best regards; to devote attention to
• 致谢zhì xièexpression of gratitude; to give thanks; a thank-you note
• 致信zhì xìnto send a letter to
• 致病zhì bìngto cause disease; to be pathogenic
• 致以zhì yǐto express; to present; to extend
• 致癌zhì áito cause cancer; carcinogenic
• 致残zhì cánto be crippled (in an accident etc)
• 致函zhì hánto send a letter
• 致歉zhì qiànto apologize; to express regret
• 致命伤zhì mìng shāngmortal wound; (fig.) fatal weakness; Achilles' heel
• 致病性zhì bìng xìngpathogenic; pathogenicity
• 致死性zhì sǐ xìnglethal; fatal
• 致死量zhì sǐ liànglethal dose
• 致密zhì mìfine; dense; compact
• 致冷剂zhì lěng jìrefrigerant
• 致死剂量zhì sǐ jì liànglethal dose

Words containing 致

• 导致dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
• 一致yī zhìconsistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison
• 大致dà zhìmore or less; roughly; approximately
• 精致jīng zhìdelicate; fine; exquisite; refined
• 细致xì zhìdelicate; fine; careful
• 以致yǐ zhìwith the result that
• 兴致勃勃xìng zhì bó bóto become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest
• 别致bié zhìunusual; unique
• 兴致xìng zhìmood; spirits; interest
• 所致suǒ zhìto be caused by
• 景致jǐng zhìview; scenery; scene
• 淋漓尽致lín lí jìn zhìlit. extreme saturation (idiom); fig. vividly and thoroughly; in great detail
• 雅致yǎ zhìelegant; refined; in good taste
• 极致jí zhìpeak; pinnacle; ultimate
• 不致bù zhìnot in such a way as to; not likely to
• 招致zhāo zhìto recruit (followers); to scout for (talent etc); to incur
• 以致于yǐ zhì yúwith the result that
• 专心致志zhuān xīn zhì zhì(idiom) single-minded; fully focused
• 一致性yī zhì xìngconsistency; coherence; uniformity
• 错落有致cuò luò yǒu zhìin picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
• 标致biāo zhi(of a woman) beautiful; pretty
• 学以致用xué yǐ zhì yòng(idiom) to study sth in order to apply it
• 此致cǐ zhì(used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)
• 格致gé zhìto study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge…

Characters that look like 致

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 政zhèngpolitical; politics; government
• 教jiāoto teach; to instruct
• 敌dí(bound form) enemy; (bound form) to be a match for; to rival; (bound form) to resist…
• 敢gǎnto dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
• 敛liǎn(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect…
• 敕chìimperial orders

Sounds the same

Read zhì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 至to arrive; most; to
• 质character; nature; quality
• 志aspiration; ambition; the will
• 制system; to control; to regulate
• 治to rule; to govern; to manage
• 置to install; to place; to put
• 智(literary) wise; wisdom
• 秩(literary) salary according to rank; (literary) an official's rank; (literary) order…
• 滞(bound form) sluggish; stagnant
• 帜flag
• 挚sincere
• 掷to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí