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Keyword
suddenly
  • first time
  • for the first time
Frequency
#3244
Strokes
5
Readings
zhà
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乍zhà
at first; suddenly; abruptly; to spread; (of hair) to stand on end; bristling
乍现zhàxiàn
to appear suddenly
初来乍到chūláizhàdào
to be a newcomer; just off the boat
乍看zhàkàn
at first glance
乍浦Zhàpǔ
Zhapu, a town and port on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay in Zhejiang, historically significant as a trading point and military location
乍暖还寒zhànuǎnhuánhán
(idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold
春光乍泄chūnguāngzhàxiè
spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom); to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)