Usage of the character 致

to express in words or writing
to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc)
to address (an audience)
same as 致詞／致词

biézhì

别致

[別緻]

unusual; unique

zhìmì

致密

[緻密]

fine; dense; compact

zhìlì

致力

[致力]

to work for
to devote one's efforts to

Biāozhì

标致

[標致]

Peugeot (automobile brand)

yīzhì

一致

[一致]

consistent; unanimous; in agreement
together; in unison

jiānzhì

坚致

[堅緻]

durable and finely crafted

jǐngzhì

景致

[景致]

view; scenery; scene

zhāozhì

招致

[招致]

to recruit (followers)
to scout for (talent etc)
to incur
to lead to

zhìcí

致词

[致詞]

to make a speech
to make some remarks

zhìhán

致函

[致函]

to send a letter

zhìcán

致残

[致殘]

to be crippled (in an accident etc)

zhìyù

致郁

[致鬱]

(slang) depressing

dǎozhì

导致

[導致]

to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about

yǐzhì

以致

[以致]

to such an extent as to
down to
up to

luózhì

罗致

[羅致]

to employ
to recruit (talented personnel)
to gather together (a team)

zhìmìng

致命

[致命]

fatal
mortal
deadly
to sacrifice one's life

zhìjī

致畸

[致畸]

producing abnormality; leading to malformation; teratogenic

zhìyǐ

致以

[致以]

to express
to present
to extend
to tender (greetings, thanks etc)

zhìjìng

致敬

[致敬]

to salute
to pay one's respects to
to pay tribute to
to pay homage to

yùnzhì

韵致

[韻致]

grace
natural charm

shūzhì

殊致

[殊致]

(literary) mixed; inconsistent
(literary) spectacular scenery

bùzhì

不致

[不致]

not in such a way as to; not likely to

zhìshǐ

致使

[致使]

to cause
to result in

dázhì

达致

[達致]

to attain; to achieve

cǐzhì

此致

[此致]

(used at the end of a letter to introduce a polite salutation)

zhìxiè

致谢

[致謝]

expression of gratitude
to give thanks
a thank-you note
acknowledgement

yǎzhì

雅致

[雅致]

elegant
refined
in good taste

zhìsǐ

致死

[致死]

to cause death; to be lethal; to be deadly

biāozhi

标致

[標致]

(of a woman) beautiful; pretty

zhì'āi

致哀

[致哀]

to express grief
to mourn

èrzhì

二致

[二致]

difference (usu. follows 無／无 (wú) as in 毫無二致／毫无二致 (háowú-èrzhì) or 別無二致／别无二致 (biéwú-èrzhì))

xìzhì

细致

[細緻]

delicate
fine
careful
meticulous
painstaking

mìzhì

密致

[密緻]

compact; dense; close-spaced

zhìxìn

致信

[致信]

to send a letter to

suǒzhì

所致

[所致]

to be caused by

zhìyì

致意

[致意]

to send one's greetings; to send one's best regards
to devote attention to

biézhì

别致

[別致]

variant of 別緻／别致 (biézhì)

zhìbìng

致病

[致病]

to cause disease; to be pathogenic

dàzhì

大致

[大致]

more or less; roughly; approximately

zhìqiàn

致歉

[致歉]

to apologize; to express regret

zhìhè

致贺

[致賀]

to congratulate

zhìshì

致仕

[致仕]

to retire from a government post (old)

yùnzhì

韵致

[韻緻]

grace
natural charm

yìzhì

逸致

[逸致]

carefree mood

zhì'ái

致癌

[致癌]

to cause cancer; carcinogenic

gézhì

格致

[格致]

to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知 (géwùzhìzhī))
word for Western natural sciences during late Qing

jìnzhì

尽致

[盡致]

in the finest detail

zhìfù

致富

[致富]

to become rich

zhìdiàn

致电

[致電]

to phone
to telegram

xìngzhì

兴致

[興致]

mood
spirits
interest

Lìzhì

丽致

[麗緻]

Ritz (hotel chain)

zhìhuànjì

致幻剂

[致幻劑]

hallucinogen

Mǎ Zhìyuǎn

马致远

[馬致遠]

Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇／杂剧 (zájù) tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家 ( Yuánqǔ Sì Dàjiā)

zhìbìngjūn

致病菌

[致病菌]

pathogenic bacteria

zhì'áiwù

致癌物

[致癌物]

carcinogen

Yáng Zhìyuǎn

杨致远

[楊致遠]

Jerry Yang (1968-), Taiwan-US millionaire and creator of Yahoo

zhìsǐliàng

致死量

[致死量]

lethal dose

fēizhìmìng

非致命

[非致命]

(of a medical condition) not fatal; not life-threatening

yīzhìxìng

一致性

[一致性]

consistency

zhìsǐxìng

致死性

[致死性]

lethal; fatal

zhìmìngshāng

致命伤

[致命傷]

mortal wound
(fig.) fatal weakness
Achilles' heel

zhìlěngjì

致冷剂

[致冷劑]

refrigerant

yǐzhìyú

以致于

[以致於]

so that
to the point that

zhìbìngxìng

致病性

[致病性]

pathogenic
pathogenicity

yīzhìzì

一致字

[一致字]

(orthography) consistent words (e.g. "dean", "bean", and "lean", where "-ean" is pronounced the same in each case)
consistent characters (e.g. 搖／摇 (yáo), 遙／遥 (yáo) and 謠／谣 (yáo), which share a phonetic component that reliably indicates that the pronunciation of the character is yáo)

qǔdéyīzhì

取得一致

[取得一致]

to reach a consensus

tuīchénzhìxīn

推陈致新

[推陳致新]

see 推陳出新／推陈出新 (tuīchénchūxīn)

zuòzhāngzuòzhì

做张做致

[做張做致]

see 做張做智／做张做智 (zuòzhāngzuòzhì)

gāozhìbìngxìng

高致病性

[高致病性]

highly pathenogenic

zhìsǐjìliàng

致死剂量

[致死劑量]

lethal dose

yǎrénshēnzhì

雅人深致

[雅人深緻]

refined pleasure of poetic minds

xuéyǐzhìyòng

学以致用

[學以致用]

to study sth in order to apply it

qínláozhìfù

勤劳致富

[勤勞致富]

to get rich through hard work

shāngxīnzhìsǐ

伤心致死

[傷心致死]

to grieve to death
to die of a broken-heart

cǐzhìjìnglǐ

此致敬礼

[此致敬禮]

respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)

bùdiàoyīzhì

步调一致

[步調一致]

to be united in action

háowú'èrzhì

毫无二致

[毫無二致]

(idiom) without the slightest difference

zhuānxīnzhìzhì

专心致志

[專心致志]

(idiom) single-minded; fully focused

zhì'áiwùzhì

致癌物质

[致癌物質]

carcinogen
cancer causing substance

xiánqíngyìzhì

闲情逸致

[閒情逸致]

leisurely and carefree mood

níngjìngzhìyuǎn

宁静致远

[寧靜致遠]

tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
cf Still waters run deep.

línlíjìnzhì

淋漓尽致

[淋漓盡致]

lit. extreme saturation (idiom)
fig. vividly and thoroughly
in great detail
without restraint
(of a performance) brilliant

biéwú'èrzhì

别无二致

[別無二致]

(idiom) without the slightest difference

géwùzhìzhī

格物致知

[格物致知]

to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end

tuánjiéyīzhì

团结一致

[團結一致]

see 團結一心／团结一心 (tuánjiéyīxīn)

xìngzhìbóbó

兴致勃勃

[興致勃勃]

to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits
full of zest

yánxíngyīzhì

言行一致

[言行一致]

(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says

cuòluòyǒuzhì

错落有致

[錯落有致]

in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect

fācáizhìfù

发财致富

[發財致富]

to become rich
enrichment

héqìzhìxiáng

和气致祥

[和氣致祥]

(idiom) amiability leads to harmony

quánchǎngyīzhì

全场一致

[全場一致]

unanimous

āotūyǒuzhì

凹凸有致

[凹凸有致]

curvaceous

mǎnchǎngyīzhì

满场一致

[滿場一致]

unanimous

tuōpínzhìfù

脱贫致富

[脫貧致富]

to rise from poverty and become prosperous (idiom)
poverty alleviation

jīngzhìlùyíng

精致露营

[精緻露營]

glamping (neologism c. 2019)

bùyīzhìzì

不一致字

[不一致字]

(orthography) inconsistent words (e.g. "through", "bough" and "rough", where "-ough" is not pronounced the same in each case)
inconsistent characters (e.g. 流 (liú), 梳 (shū) and 毓 (yù), which are pronounced differently from each other even though they all have the same notional phonetic component)

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