乍 (zhà): at first, suddenly, abruptly
乍 (zhà) is a Chinese character meaning “at first.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丿 (structural), 下 (structural) and 一 (structural). It ranks #3271 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- at first
- suddenly
- abruptly
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 初来乍到 | chū lái zhà dào | to be a newcomer |
| 乍得 | zhà dé | Chad |
| 新来乍到 | xīn lái zhà dào | newly arrived (idiom) |
| 一惊一乍 | yī jīng yī zhà | frightened |
| 乍现 | zhà xiàn | to appear suddenly |
| 乍看verb | zhà kàn | at first glance |
| 乍得湖 | zhà dé hú | Lake Chad |
| 乍青乍白 | zhà qīng zhà bái | (of sb's face) turning alternately green and white |
| 春光乍泄 | chūn guāng zhà xiè | spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom) |
| 乍暖还寒phrase | zhà nuǎn huán hán | (idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold |
| 猛乍 | měng zhà | suddenly |
| 乍浦proper-noun | zhà pǔ | Zhapu, a town and port on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay in Zhejiang, historically significant as a trading point an... |
乍 appears in 12 compound words: 58 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
它既是跌落时的手机守护者,也是经久耐用的陪伴者,既要有乍见之欢,更应该久处不厌。
tā jì shì diē luò shí de shǒu jī shǒu hù zhě , yě shì jīng jiǔ nài yòng de péi bàn zhě , jì yào yǒu zhà jiàn zhī huān , gèng yīng gāi jiǔ chǔ bù yàn .
It not only protects your phone when it falls, but also serves as a durable companion—one that brings joy at first sight and remains just as appealing over time.
如果只是把智能手表当做一个“配件”,这些功能乍一看起来并没什么说服力。
rú guǒ zhī shì bǎ zhì néng shǒu biǎo dāng zuò yī gè pèi jiàn , zhè xiē gōng néng zhà yī kàn qǐ lái bìng méi shén me shuō fú lì .
If you view a smartwatch merely as an “accessory,” these features may not seem particularly compelling at first glance.
截图放在一起乍一看,几乎分辨不出是不同的人。
jié tú fàng zài yī qǐ zhà yī kàn , jǐ hū fēn biàn bù chū shì bù tóng de rén .
At first glance, when you put the screenshots side by side, it’s almost impossible to tell that they’re different people.
平安介绍,录制机器人的人声时会加入机器音效,让它乍一听像人声,细听又有机械质感。
píng ān jiè shào , lù zhì jī qì rén de rén shēng shí huì jiā rù jī qì yīn xiào , ràng tā zhà yī tīng xiàng rén shēng , xì tīng yòu yǒu jī xiè zhì gǎn .
Ping An explained that when recording a robot's voice, they add machine-generated sound effects so that it sounds like a human voice at first listen, but reveals a mechanical quality upon closer listening.
改编自同名晋江小说,这部乍看平平无奇的国产动画电影,凭借真挚的感情收获众多好评。
gǎi biān zì tóng míng jìn jiāng xiǎo shuō , zhè bù zhà kàn píng píng wú qí de guó chǎn dòng huà diàn yǐng , píng jiè zhēn zhì de gǎn qíng shōu huò zhòng duō hǎo píng .
Adapted from the Jinjiang novel of the same name, this Chinese animated film—which at first glance seems unremarkable—has garnered widespread praise for its heartfelt emotion.
Character Family
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