Chinese Word: 蚱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蚱

Pinyin: zhà

English Definition: grasshopper

Chinese Definition:
①(蚱蜢)昆虫，身体绿色或褐色，触角短，不能远飞，对农作物有害。
②(蚱蝉)蝉的一种。
③(蚂蚱)见“蚂3”。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic: 乍 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 乍 [ zhà ] first time, for the first time, suddenly

Similar Characters: 柞怍虴

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Example Words

蚱蜢	zhà měng	grasshopper
蚱虫	zhà chóng	grasshopper

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Example Sentences

1		“ guò 过 lái 来 gēn 跟 wǒ 我 liáo 聊 liáo tiān 聊天 ba 吧， ” zhà mǎ 蚱蚂 shuō 说， “ yòng 用 bù 不 zhe 着 nà 那 me 么 xīn kǔ 辛苦 dì 地 gōng zuò 工作 ba 吧？ ” "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"
2		suī rán 虽然 yǐ 已 shì 是 wǔ yè 午夜， dàn 但 fáng jiān 房间 diàn zhà 店蚱 réng rán 仍然 míng 明 zhe 着。 Though it was midnight, the lamp in his room stayed lit.
3		“ wèi 为 le 了 guò dōng 过冬 yòng 用 bù 不 zhe 着 zhè 这 me 么 fèi jìn 费劲 ba 吧？ ” zhà mǎ 蚱蚂 shuō 说， “ wǒ men 我们 xiàn zài 现在 yǒu 有 dà 大 bǎ 把 de 的 liáng shí 粮食 ” 。 "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; "We have got plenty of food at present."
4		guò 过 lái 来 gēn 跟 wǒ 我 liáo 聊 liáo tiān 聊天 ba 吧， zhà mǎ 」蚱蚂 shuō 说， yòng 「用 bù 不 zhù 著 nà 那 me 么 xīn kǔ 辛苦 dì 地 gōng zuò 工作 ba 吧？ Why not come and chat with me, " said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"
5		yīn cǐ 因此， wǒ 我 yě 也 bù 不 huì 会 zài 在 diào gōu 钓钩 shàng 上 guà 挂 cǎo méi 草莓 hé 和 nǎi yóu 奶油， ér shì 而是 guà 挂 yī 一 zhǐ 只 chóng zi 虫子 huò shì 或是 zhà mǎ 蚱蚂 zài 在 tā men 它们 miàn qián 面前， shuō dào 说道： “ nǐ men 你们 bù 不 xǐ huān 喜欢 cái 才 guài 怪 ne 呢！ ” I didn't bait the hook with strawberries and cream. Rather, I dangled a worm or a grasshopper in front of the fish and said: "Wouldn't you like to have that?"

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1		“ guò 过 lái 来 gēn 跟 wǒ 我 liáo 聊 liáo tiān 聊天 ba 吧， ” zhà mǎ 蚱蚂 shuō 说， “ yòng 用 bù 不 zhe 着 nà 那 me 么 xīn kǔ 辛苦 dì 地 gōng zuò 工作 ba 吧？ ” "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"
2		suī rán 虽然 yǐ 已 shì 是 wǔ yè 午夜， dàn 但 fáng jiān 房间 diàn zhà 店蚱 réng rán 仍然 míng 明 zhe 着。 Though it was midnight, the lamp in his room stayed lit.
3		“ wèi 为 le 了 guò dōng 过冬 yòng 用 bù 不 zhe 着 zhè 这 me 么 fèi jìn 费劲 ba 吧？ ” zhà mǎ 蚱蚂 shuō 说， “ wǒ men 我们 xiàn zài 现在 yǒu 有 dà 大 bǎ 把 de 的 liáng shí 粮食 ” 。 "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; "We have got plenty of food at present."
4		guò 过 lái 来 gēn 跟 wǒ 我 liáo 聊 liáo tiān 聊天 ba 吧， zhà mǎ 」蚱蚂 shuō 说， yòng 「用 bù 不 zhù 著 nà 那 me 么 xīn kǔ 辛苦 dì 地 gōng zuò 工作 ba 吧？ Why not come and chat with me, " said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"
5		yīn cǐ 因此， wǒ 我 yě 也 bù 不 huì 会 zài 在 diào gōu 钓钩 shàng 上 guà 挂 cǎo méi 草莓 hé 和 nǎi yóu 奶油， ér shì 而是 guà 挂 yī 一 zhǐ 只 chóng zi 虫子 huò shì 或是 zhà mǎ 蚱蚂 zài 在 tā men 它们 miàn qián 面前， shuō dào 说道： “ nǐ men 你们 bù 不 xǐ huān 喜欢 cái 才 guài 怪 ne 呢！ ” I didn't bait the hook with strawberries and cream. Rather, I dangled a worm or a grasshopper in front of the fish and said: "Wouldn't you like to have that?"

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