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執 (zap1) — catch; capture; detain in Cantonese

zapˉ¹執
简 执
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi2

Meaning of 執

nouncatch; capture; detain
nouncarry out; conduct; take charge of
nounhold; grasp; carry
nountidy up; clean up
nounpick up; pack up
nounstick to (views, etc); persist in; insist on
nounintimate friend; bosom friend; soul mate
nounconfiscate; wind up (business)
nounwritten acknowledgement
noun(Cantonese)/to pick up/to buy/to pack; tidy; clean up/to quit

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Example Sentences with 執

zapˉ¹執syuˉ¹輸haangˎ₄行tauˎ₄頭，,慘caamˊ²過gwo˗₃敗baaiˍ₆家。
Missing out some great opportunities is the worst thing in the world.
我執緊嘢
I'm cleaning up/I'm packing up.
zungˉ¹鐘biuˉ¹錶pouˉ¹鋪zapˉ¹執laipˍ₆笠。
The watch shop is closing down.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日zapˉ¹執seiˊ²死jukˍ₆肉
He always picks at dead skin.
sauˉ¹修loˎ₄羅coengˎ₄場faai˗₃快diˉ¹啲zapˉ¹執
Tidy up this mess quickly!
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Words Containing 執

執番條命zap1 faan1 tiu4 meng6
barely escape death; come back from the dead
執床zap1 cong4
to make a bed
執籌zap1 cau2
picking up a chip when drawing lots
執笠zap1 lap1
(of a business) to close down; to close shop; to go bankrupt | 漢: 倒閉
執漏zap1 lau6
repair leaks
執筆zap1 bat1
hold a brush
偏執pin1 zap1
stubbornly biased; extremely stubborn; illiberal
執政能力zap1 zing3 nang4 lik6
governing capacity
執法zap1 faat3
law enforcement
執房zap1 fong2
to tidy up a room
執行指揮官zap1 hang4 zi2 fai1 gun1
excuting commander
執法單位zap1 faat3 daan1 wai2
law-enforcement agencies

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