zhà
乍 (zhà) is a Chinese word meaning “at first; suddenly; abruptly”.
Meanings
- 1at first
- 2suddenly
- 3abruptly
- 4to spread
- 5(of hair) to stand on end
- 6bristling
Related words
初来乍到to be a newcomer乍得Chad一惊一乍frightened乍暖还寒(idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold乍现to appear suddenly乍看at first glance乍青乍白(of sb's face) turning alternately green and white新来乍到newly arrived (idiom)春光乍泄spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)猛乍suddenly乍得湖Lake Chad乍浦Zhapu, a town and port on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay in Zhejiang, historically significant as a trading point and military location