乍

zhà

at first; suddenly

Ancient forms

4 forms

Meaning

zhà zha4
  1. at first
  2. suddenly
  3. abruptly
  4. to spread
  5. (of hair) to stand on end
  6. bristling

Words with 乍

  • 乍现zhàxiànto appear suddenly
  • 乍看zhàkànat first glance
  • 猛乍měngzhàsuddenly
  • 乍青乍白zhàqīngzhàbái(of sb's face) turning alternately green and white
  • 新来乍到xīnláizhàdàonewly arrived (idiom)
  • 一惊一乍yījīngyīzhàfrightened
  • 初来乍到chūláizhàdàoto be a newcomer
  • 乍暖还寒zhànuǎnhuánhán(idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold
  • 春光乍泄chūnguāngzhàxièspring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
  • 乍得ZhàdéChad
  • 乍浦ZhàpǔZhapu, a town and port on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay in Zhejiang, historically significant as a trading point and military location
  • 乍得湖ZhàdéHúLake Chad

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