砸 (zá) — to smash, to pound, to strike hard (physically breaking or hitting something); to mess up, to fail, to bungle (colloquial)
Definition
砸 pairs physical force with breaking — hitting something hard enough to smash it, or (colloquially) botching a task. 粉碎 is more like shattering into pieces; 揍 is just beating a person.
verb
to smashto poundto strike hard (physically breaking or hitting something)to mess upto failto bungle (colloquial)
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ bō li zá suì le.He accidentally smashed the glass to pieces.
- ，砸。Bié luàn dòng, huì zá dào jiǎo de.Don't move around, you'll smash your foot.
- 砸，。Zhè cì miàn shì wǒ zá le, méi tōng guò.I messed up this interview and didn't pass.
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