(zhà) — (adverb, literary) for the first time; initially; (adverb, literary) suddenly; abruptly

Definición

Literary adverb meaning 'suddenly' (乍暖还寒) or 'at first, on first encountering' (乍一看). Both senses are formal/written — in speech use 突然 or 一开始 instead.

adverb
(adverb, literary) for the first timeinitially(adverb, literary) suddenlyabruptly

Ejemplos

  • zhà Yí kàn, zhè ge wèn tí hěn jiǎn dān.
    At first glance, this problem looks very simple.
  • 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.
  • Tā zhà tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, lèng zhù le.
    He was stunned when he first heard this news.

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