乍 (zhà) — (adverb, literary) for the first time; initially; (adverb, literary) suddenly; abruptly
Definition
Literary adverb used in two distinct ways: 'suddenly, all of a sudden' (e.g. 乍暖还寒), and 'at first, upon first doing something' (e.g. 乍一看). Only common in written Chinese; in speech use 突然 or 一开始 instead.
adverb
(adverb, literary) for the first timeinitially(adverb, literary) suddenlyabruptly
Examples
- 乍，。zhà Yí kàn, zhè ge wèn tí hěn jiǎn dān.At first glance, this problem looks very simple.
- 乍，。Chūn tiān zhà nuǎn huán hán, yào xiǎo xīn gǎn mào.In spring, it suddenly warms up but still gets cold, be careful not to catch a cold.
- 乍，。Tā zhà tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, lèng zhù le.He was stunned when he first heard this news.
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