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著作等身

zhù zuò děng shēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) (of an author) prolific
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-974c64c968317917. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

著作等身 著作等身 [zhu4 zuo4 deng3 shen1] /(idiom) (of an author) prolific/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 著
    zhāo

    a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuó]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add

    zháo

    to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in

    zhe

    aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

    zhuó

    to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply / used in 執著|执著[zhí zhuó]

    zhù

    to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding

  • 作
    zuō

    (bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)

    zuò

    to do / to engage in / to write / to compose / to pretend / to feign / to regard as / to consider to be / to be / to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings / works

  • 等
    děng

    to wait for / to await / by the time / when / till / and so on / etc. / et al. / (bound form) class / rank / grade / (bound form) equal to / same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

  • 身
    shēn

    body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.