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Meaning of 乍

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乍
Pinyin: zhà
English Definition: at first; suddenly; abruptly; to spread; (of hair) to stand on end; bristling
Chinese Definition:
①忽然:乍冷乍热。乍暧还寒。
②刚,起初:新来乍到。
③张开,鼓起:乍着胆子(勉强鼓起勇气)。
④姓氏。
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 丿
Character Formation:
  • ⿸ Surround from upper left
    • 丿 [ piě ] slash
    • ⿻ Overlaid
      • 下 [ xià ] below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
      • 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
Similar Characters: 肀 羊
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Example Words
初来乍到 chū lái zhà dào to be a newcomer; just off the boat
新来乍到 xīn lái zhà dào newly arrived (idiom)
乍暖还寒 zhà nuǎn huán hán to become cooler but occasionally turn warm (idiom)
乍得 zhà dé Chad
乍得湖 zhà dé hú Lake Chad
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Example Sentences
1
这样的论述乍一听
,
恐怕会认为是在撒谎或者把它当成个笑话
。
A first response to this declaration might be to describe it as either a lie or a joke.
2
《
空间花朵
》
,
乍一看
,
这个作品仿佛是用彩色玻璃或是别的什么东西做的
。
"The Flower of Space". At first, it seems to be made of stained glass or something else.
3
那个标识乍一看上去像一只鹰
,
但再仔细看
,
你会看到一个男人正在猥亵另一个男人
。
The logo at first looks like an eagle but as you look you see one man is performing a lewd act on another.
4
在绿树成荫的郊区
,
街灯周围经常有乍一看象蛾子的飞行物
,
而事实上可能是一只微蝠
。
Around streetlights in leafy suburbs what often seems like a moth at first glance may in fact be a small bat.
5
但是
,
随着科学探索的日益深入
,
越来越明显
,
乍看起来这些怪癖去似乎是人的琐屑的行为和属性
,
可是通常可由此深入到人类意义的核心所在
。
But as science probes deeper into these eccentricities, it is becoming clear that behaviours and attributes that seem frivolous at first glance often go to the heart of what it means to be human.