砸

To smash in Chinese: 砸 (zá)

zá

to smash

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to smash
  2. 2to pound
  3. 3to fail
  4. 4to muck up
  5. 5to bungle

Stroke order

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砸

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄚˊ

zá

ㄗ/ zㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他一生气就把杯子砸在地上。

    tā yì shēng qì jiù bǎ bēi zi zá zài dì shàng。

    When he got angry he smashed the cup on the ground.

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Related words

栽

zāi

to plant

栽培

zāi péi

to grow

宰

zǎi

to slaughter

再度

zài dù

once more

再现

zài xiàn

to recreate

在线

zài xiàn

online

在意

zài yì

to care about

在职

zài zhí

to be employed

载体

zài tǐ

carrier (chemistry)

攒

zǎn

to collect

暂

zàn

temporary

赞不绝口

zàn bù jué kǒu

to praise without cease (idiom)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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