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• 終久 — zong1 gu2: eventually, after all, at last
• 綜合 — zong1 hab8: comprehensive; overall, to synthesize; integrate
• 終於 — zong1 i1: finally, at last, eventually
• 蹤影 — zong1 ian2: trace, sign (usually negative)
• 終日 — zong1 rig8: the whole day, all day long, all the time
• 終身 — zong1 sing1: all one's life, one's lifetime, lifelong
• 終須 — zong1 su1: eventually, one day, sooner or later
• 終生 — zong1 sên1: all one's life, one's lifetime
• 宗旨 — zong1 zi2: aim, purpose, mission
• 蹤跡 — zong1 ziah4: trace, track, vestige
• 宗族 — zong1 zog8: clan, patriarchal clan, clansman
• 宗主國 — zong1 zu2 gog4: suzerain state, dominant/overlord nation
• 宗 — zong1: ancestral lineage, clan, sect
• 終 — zong1: end; ending, termination
• 綜 — zong1: to put together; to assemble, to synthesize
• 蹤 — zong1: trace, track, footprint
• 總部 — zong2 bou6: headquarters, head office
• 總督 — zong2 dog4: governor-general, viceroy, governor
• 總共 — zong2 gang7: altogether, in total, in all
• 總額 — zong2 hiah8: total amount, total sum
• 總理 — zong2 li2: prime minister, premier, chancellor (head of government)
• 總是 — zong2 si6: always, invariably
• 總體 — zong2 ti2: totality, whole, overall
• 總統 — zong2 tong2: president (of a republic)
• 總書記 — zong2 ze1 gi3: General Secretary (of a Communist Party)
• 總之 — zong2 zi1: in short, in a word, anyhow
• 總 — zong2: always, overall; in general
• 踵 — zong2: heel
• 租車 — zou1 cia1: to rent a car; to hire a vehicle
• 租界 — zou1 gai3: concession (territory)
• 租金 — zou1 gim1: rent (payment for use of property)
• 租戶 — zou1 hou6: tenant, leaseholder
• 租錢 — zou1 zin5: rent (payment for use of property), colloquial word for rent
• 租借 — zou1 zioh4: to rent, to lease
• 租 — zou1: to rent, to lease, to hire
• 鄒 — zou1: a surname, Zou (ancient state)
• 祖輩 — zou2 buê3: ancestors; forefathers; ancestry
• 祖國 — zou2 gog4: homeland; motherland; fatherland
• 祖家 — zou2 gê1: hometown; ancestral home; native place
• 祖先 — zou2 soin1: ancestors, forebears; forefathers
• 祖傳 — zou2 tuang5: handed down from generation to generation; passed down through the family
• 祖宗 — zou2 zong1: ancestors; forebears; forefathers
• 祖 — zou2: ancestor; forefather, grandparent
• 驟然 — zou6 riang5: suddenly, abruptly
• 驟 — zou6: suddenly; abruptly
• 珠寶 — zu1 bo2: jewelry; jewels
• 諸多 — zu1 do1: a considerable number of; many; much
• 組建 — zu1 giang6: to set up, to establish
• 朱古力 — zu1 gou2 lag8: chocolate
• 諸葛亮 — zu1 guah4 liang6: mastermind; strategist
• 珠海 — zu1 hai2: Zhuhai (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)
• 狙擊 — zu1 kêg4: to ambush, to snipe
• 珠聯璧合 — zu1 liang5 biah4 hah8: perfect pair; happy combination
• 珠律 — zu1 lug8: cigar
• 侏儒 — zu1 ru5: dwarf, pygmy, midget
• 朱砂 — zu1 sa1: cinnabar
• 沮喪 — zu1 sang3: depressed, dejected, despondent
• 組團 — zu1 tuang5: to form a group, to organise a delegation
• 咀嚼 — zu1 ziag4: to chew, to masticate, to mull over
• 組長 — zu1 ziang2: group leader, team leader
• 組織 — zu1 zig4: to organize, to arrange
• 且 — zu1: alternative form of 俎 (chopping board)
• 侏 — zu1: dwarf (bound morpheme, used only in 侏儒)
• 咀 — zu1: to chew, to masticate
• 朱 — zu1: vermilion, cinnabar (bright red)
• 殂 — zu1: to die, to pass away
• 狙 — zu1: to lie in wait for, to watch for, monkey (archaic)
• 珠 — zu1: pearl, bead; pearl-like object
• 組 — zu1: group, team
• 諸 — zu1: many; each; every; all (forming plurals)
• 趄 — zu1: hesitant; faltering in walking (bound form, used only in 趑趄)
• 銖 — zu1: zhu (ancient Chinese unit of weight, ~1/24 tael)
• 銖 — zu1: Thai baht (currency unit)
• 主播 — zu2 bua3: anchor; broadcaster, livestreamer
• 主席團 — zu2 cioh8 tuang5: presidium
• 主席 — zu2 ciêh8: chairperson; chairman/chairwoman; president
• 主導 — zu2 dao6: to lead, to guide, to dominate
• 主題 — zu2 doi5: theme; topic; subject, motif
• 主動性 — zu2 dong6 sên3: initiative, proactiveness
• 主動 — zu2 dong6: active; proactive, on one's own initiative
• 主教 — zu2 ga3: (Christianity) bishop
• 主幹道 — zu2 gang3 dao6: main road, arterial road
• 主角 — zu2 gioh4: leading role; protagonist; lead
• 主頁 — zu2 hioh8: home page, front page (of a website)
• 主婦 — zu2 hu6: housewife, homemaker
• 主意 — zu2 i3: idea, plan
• 主要 — zu2 iao3: main; principal, major; primary
• 主權 — zu2 kuang5: sovereignty, sovereign rights
• 主流 — zu2 liu5: mainstream, main current/trend, norm
• 主謀 — zu2 mou5: mastermind; chief instigator (of a crime/plot)
• 主義 — zu2 ngi6: ideology; doctrine; -ism, stance; position
• 主辦 — zu2 poin7: to host (an event), to sponsor; to organize
• 主任 — zu2 rim6: director, chairman, supervisor
• 主人翁 — zu2 ring5 ong1: master of one's own destiny, protagonist
• 主人 — zu2 ring5: master; owner, host
• 主線 — zu2 suan3: main line (of a road), main storyline; main plot
• 主體 — zu2 ti2: main part; main body, (philosophy) subject, entity
• 主持人 — zu2 ti5 nang5: host; presenter, anchor (TV/radio), master of ceremonies
• 主持 — zu2 ti5: to preside over; to chair, to host (a show), to direct; to manage
• 主張 — zu2 ziang1: to advocate, to maintain (a position), to stand for
• 主 — zu2: master; owner, Lord; God, main; primary
• 拄 — zu2: to prop up; to lean on (e.g. with a cane), just now; a moment ago (colloquial)
• 沮 — zu2: to stop; to prevent, disheartened; dejected
• 註冊 — zu3 cêh4: to register, to enroll; to sign up
• 註定 — zu3 dian7: to be destined, to be doomed, fated
• 注重 — zu3 dong6: to emphasize, to attach importance to
• 蛀角蛘 — zu3 gag4 iên5: longhorn beetle; longicorn
• 蛀牙 — zu3 ghê5: tooth decay; dental caries, decayed tooth
• 註腳 — zu3 giog4: footnote
• 註解 — zu3 goi2: to annotate, to explain with notes
• 蛀核 — zu3 hug8: small-pitted (of fruit such as longan or lychee)
• 注意 — zu3 i3: to pay attention, to notice, to take note of
• 蛀齒 — zu3 ki2: tooth decay; dental caries, decayed tooth
• 注射 — zu3 sia7: to inject, injection
• 鑄鐵 — zu3 tih4: cast iron, pig iron
• 蛀 — zu3: to be eaten through by insects (of wood, cloth, grain, teeth), woodworm; moth
• 註 — zu3: to annotate; to note, to record; to register
• 鑄 — zu3: to cast; to found (metal), to forge; to mould
• 住房 — zu6 bang5: housing, residence
• 聚餐 — zu6 cang1: to dine together, to have a dinner party
• 住處 — zu6 cu3: dwelling place, residence, abode
• 聚光燈 — zu6 guang1 dêng1: spotlight
• 住戶 — zu6 hou6: resident, household, occupant
• 聚會 — zu6 huê6: to gather together, to meet up
• 住院 — zu6 in7: to be hospitalized, to stay in hospital
• 駐留 — zu6 liu5: to stay, to remain
• 聚斂 — zu6 niam2: to amass wealth by heavy taxation, to extort
• 聚首 — zu6 siu2: to gather, to reunite
• 駐守 — zu6 siu2: to garrison, to man a post, to defend
• 聚散 — zu6 suan3: to meet and part, to gather and disperse
• 住宅 — zu6 têh8: residence, dwelling, house
• 住址 — zu6 zi2: address, residential address
• 聚焦 — zu6 ziao1: to focus, to converge (light)
• 聚集性 — zu6 zib8 sên3: clustering, aggregation
• 聚集 — zu6 zib8: to gather, to assemble, to collect
• 駐足 — zu6 zog4: to stop walking, to halt
• 住 — zu6: to live; to dwell; to reside
• 沮 — zu6: moist; damp
• 聚 — zu6: to gather, to assemble, to congregate
• 駐 — zu6: to be stationed, to be posted
• 抓藥 — zua1 ioh8: to fill a TCM prescription, to make up medicine
• 抓獲 — zua1 uag8: to capture, to arrest, to seize
• 抓 — zua1: to scratch
• 紙牌 — zua2 bai5: playing card
• 紙幣 — zua2 bi2: paper money; banknote; bill
• 紙條 — zua2 diao5: slip of paper (for writing/notes)
• 紙巾 — zua2 geng1: facial tissue, paper towel
• 紙鷂 — zua2 iê7: kite (toy)
• 紙老虎 — zua2 lao6 houn2: paper tiger (something that seems threatening but is actually weak)
• 紙鐳 — zua2 lui1: paper money, banknote, bill
• 紙字 — zua2 ri7: banknote, hell money (joss paper)
• 紙錢 — zua2 zin5: joss paper, spirit money
• 紙 — zua2: paper
• 拙年 — zua3 ni5: these past years, former years
• 蛇口 — zua5 kao2: Shekou (subdistrict of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong)
• 蛇 — zua5: snake
• 濁 — zuag8: muddy; turbid; dirty, murky (alternative form of 醪, Southern Min)
• 蜀 — zuag8: Shu (ancient Chinese state), Sichuan
• 蜀 — zuag8: one (Min dialectal alternative form of 一)
• 鐲 — zuag8: bangle, bracelet
• 絀 — zuah8: insufficient, lacking
• 盞 — zuan2: classifier for lamps/lanterns, classifier for cups of drink
• 泉州 — zuan5 ziu1: Quanzhou
• 泉水 — zuan5 zui2: spring water
• 泉 — zuan5: spring, springwater
• 賤骨頭 — zuan7 gug4 tao5: one with no self-respect; miserable wretch, worthless bastard
• 賤 — zuan7: cheap; inexpensive, lowly; base; mean, bitchy; annoying (colloquial)
• 專愛 — zuang1 ain3: deliberately, purposely
• 裝備 — zuang1 bi6: equipment, outfit, gear
• 專長 — zuang1 ciang5: specialty, expertise, talent
• 裝置 — zuang1 di3: equipment, device, apparatus
• 專題 — zuang1 doi5: special topic, specific subject, feature (on a topic)
• 專家 — zuang1 gê1: expert, specialist
• 裝假 — zuang1 gê2: to pretend, to feign, to make believe
• 專項 — zuang1 hang6: special item, designated item
• 妝容 — zuang1 iong5: makeup, face with makeup
• 專欄 — zuang1 lang5: special column, feature column (in a publication)
• 專利 — zuang1 li6: patent, patent rights
• 專業 — zuang1 ngiab8: specialty, trade, major (field of study)
• 專心 — zuang1 sim1: to concentrate, to be attentive, to be absorbed
• 裝修 — zuang1 siu1: to renovate, to install and repair
• 裝束 — zuang1 sog4: dress, attire
• 裝飾 — zuang1 sêg4: to decorate, decoration; ornament
• 裝載 — zuang1 zai3: to load
• 專政 — zuang1 zêng3: dictatorship, autocracy
• 專用 — zuang1 êng7: dedicated, reserved, exclusive (for special use)
• 專 — zuang1: exclusively; specially, deliberately; on purpose
• 樁 — zuang1: classifier for events, deals, cases, wooden pile; stake
• 裝 — zuang1: to pack; to load; to fill, to pretend; to feign, to install; to assemble
• 顓 — zuang1: good, simple
• 轉變 — zuang2 biang3: to change, to transform, to shift
• 轉賬 — zuang2 dion3: to transfer money (between bank accounts)
• 轉嫁 — zuang2 gê3: to shift/transfer (blame, guilt, responsibility), to remarry (of women)
• 轉學 — zuang2 hag8: to change schools, to transfer to another school
• 轉發 — zuang2 huag4: to forward (e.g. an e-mail, post), to repost; to share, to relay; to pass on
• 轉移 — zuang2 i5: to transfer, to move, to shift
• 轉眼 — zuang2 ngang2: in a flash, in the blink of an eye
• 轉讓 — zuang2 riang6: to transfer (ownership, rights, property)
• 轉乘 — zuang2 sêng5: to transfer (between modes of transport), to change (bus/train/ferry)
• 轉運 — zuang2 ung7: to transport; to transship, to have a turn of good fortune