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famous
outstanding
to write
masterpiece
to be widely known as
monograph
important book
to write a book
original work
to write jointly
to compile
to record
Notice where 著 sits in each complete thought.
She is a well-known singer.
Source: Tatoeba #1358430 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe is a famous composer.
Source: Tatoeba #833097 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe became a popular singer.
Source: Tatoeba #1417584 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe is a famous baseball player.
Source: Tatoeba #849018 · CC BY 2.0 FRI was tired, but I couldn't sleep.
Source: Tatoeba #885406 · CC BY 2.0 FRI became aware of someone looking at me.
Source: Tatoeba #346490 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.