添置
tiān zhì
Pinyin

Definition

添置
 - 
tiān zhì
  1. to buy
  2. to acquire
  3. to add to one's possessions

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

位置
wèi zhi
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 place
  3. 3 seat
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
布置
bù zhì
  1. 1 to put in order
  2. 2 to arrange
  3. 3 to decorate
  4. 4 to fix up
  5. 5 to deploy
内置
nèi zhì
  1. 1 built-in
  2. 2 internal
增添
zēng tiān
  1. 1 to add
  2. 2 to increase
放置
fàng zhì
  1. 1 to put
添
tiān
  1. 1 to add
  2. 2 to increase
  3. 3 to replenish
添加
tiān jiā
  1. 1 to add
  2. 2 to increase
添堵
tiān dǔ
  1. 1 to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.)
  2. 2 to make traffic congestion even worse
置
zhì
  1. 1 to install
  2. 2 to place
  3. 3 to put
  4. 4 to buy
置于
zhì yú
  1. 1 to place
  2. 2 to put (at or in a position)
  3. 3 to be located
置信
zhì xìn
  1. 1 to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative)
  2. 2 (math.) confidence (interval etc)
置身
zhì shēn
  1. 1 to place oneself
  2. 2 to stay
置办
zhì bàn
  1. 1 to purchase
  2. 2 to buy
装置
zhuāng zhì
  1. 1 to install
  2. 2 installation
  3. 3 equipment
  4. 4 system
  5. 5 unit
  6. 6 device
设置
shè zhì
  1. 1 to set up
  2. 2 to install
购置
gòu zhì
  1. 1 to purchase
配置
pèi zhì
  1. 1 to deploy
  2. 2 to allocate
  3. 3 configuration
  4. 4 allocation
闲置
xián zhì
  1. 1 to leave sth unused
  2. 2 to lie idle
一笑置之
yī xiào zhì zhī
  1. 1 to dismiss with a laugh
  2. 2 to make light of
不容置疑
bù róng zhì yí
  1. 1 unquestionable

Idioms (17)

如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
姑置勿论
gū zhì wù lùn
  1. 1 to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
推心置腹
tuī xīn zhì fù
  1. 1 to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence
  2. 2 to trust completely
  3. 3 to confide in sb with entire sincerity
措置裕如
cuò zhì yù rú
  1. 1 to handle easily (idiom); effortless
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
  2. 2 to stress the incidental over the fundamental
  3. 3 to put the cart before the horse
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
  1. 1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's bit to help
漠然置之
mò rán zhì zhī
  1. 1 to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent
  2. 2 cold and uncaring
无可置疑
wú kě zhì yí
  1. 1 cannot be doubted (idiom)
无容置疑
wú róng zhì yí
  1. 1 cannot be doubted (idiom)
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
  1. 1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  2. 2 to overdo it
置之不问
zhì zhī bù wèn
  1. 1 to pass by without showing interest (idiom)
置之不理
zhì zhī bù lǐ
  1. 1 to pay no heed to (idiom)
  2. 2 to ignore
  3. 3 to brush aside
置之死地
zhì zhī sǐ dì
  1. 1 to place sb on field of death
  2. 2 to confront with mortal danger
  3. 3 to give sb no way out
  4. 4 with one's back to the wall
  5. 5 looking death in the eye
  6. 6 part of idiom 置之死地而後生|置之死地而后生
置之死地而后生
zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng
  1. 1 place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger
  2. 2 fig. to find a way out of an impasse
置若罔闻
zhì ruò wǎng wén
  1. 1 to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
置诸高阁
zhì zhū gāo gé
  1. 1 lit. place on a high shelf
  2. 2 to pay no attention to (idiom)
锦上添花
jǐn shàng tiān huā
  1. 1 lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect
  2. 2 gilding the lily

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