zu

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Contents 1 Basque 1.1 Pronoun 2 German 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Preposition 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.4 Particle 2.5 Adverb 3 Mandarin 3.1 Pinyin syllable 3.1.1 Usage notes

[edit] Basque

[edit] Pronoun

zu

1. you

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Old High German zuo, Old Saxon tô, compare Dutch toe

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Preposition

zu (+ dative)

1. to, towards.

   zum Bahnhof - "to the train station"

2. along with; with

   Wasser zum Essen trinken - "to drink water with [one's] meal

3. at, by, on.

   zu Hause - "at home"

4. for, in order to.

[edit] Derived terms

• (zu + dem) zum m. and n.
• (zu + der) zur f.

[edit] Particle

zu

1. for; in order to; Used with infinitive of verbs.

   etwas zu essen - "something to eat"

[edit] Adverb

zu

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

   Das Geschäft war zu. - "The shop was closed."

3. too; excessively

   zu schnell - "too fast"

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin syllable

zu

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

[edit] 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.