zu

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Basque

Pronoun

zu

  1. you

German

Etymology

Old High German zuo, Old Saxon , compare Dutch toe

Preposition

zu + dative

  1. to, towards.
  2. along with.
  3. at, by, on.
  4. for, in order to.

Particle

zu

  1. Used with infinitive of verbs.

Adverb

zu

  1. to, towards.
  2. closed, shut.

Derived terms


Mandarin

Pinyin syllable

zu

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, , , , or .

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.