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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "乍", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "乍", and master the standard way of writing the character "乍".
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乍 [zhà]
1. 忽然: Suddenly; Abruptly.
- 例: 乍冷乍热。 (Suddenly cold, suddenly hot.)
- 例: 乍暧还寒。 (Suddenly warm, still cold.)
2. 刚,起初: First; At the beginning.
- 例: 新来乍到。 (Just arrived.)
3. 张开,鼓起: Spread; Extend.
- 例: 乍着胆子 (Forcing oneself to muster up courage.)
4. 姓: Surname.
副词 [Adverb]
1. 同本义: Suddenly; Abruptly.
- 引: 《广雅》: 乍,暂也。 (Suddenly, temporarily.)
- 引: 《孟子》: 今人乍见孺子。 (Today, people suddenly see a child.)
- 引: 唐·白居易《琵琶行》: 银瓶乍破。 (The silver bottle breaks suddenly.)
- 引: 唐·杜牧《阿房宫赋》: 雷霆乍惊。 (Thunder suddenly startles.)
- 例: 离乍(分离很骤然);乍乍(忽然);江上渔火乍明乍灭;乍冷乍热,天气很不正常. (E.g., Parting suddenly; sudden; the fishing lights on the river suddenly light up and go out; suddenly cold, suddenly hot, the weather is very abnormal.)
2. 刚;才: First; At the beginning.
- 引: 明·袁宏道《满井游记》: 波色乍明。 (The color of the waves suddenly shines.)
- 引: 乍出于匣。 (Just taken out of the box.)
- 例: 春寒乍暖,又下起了毛毛细雨; 大雨乍停,球赛又继续进行. (Suddenly warm after spring chill, drizzles start again; suddenly stops pouring rain, the game continues.)
3. 初;开始: For the first time.
- 引: 柳永《笛家弄词》: 韶光明媚,乍晴转暖清明后。 (The beautiful time suddenly turns sunny and warm after the Qingming Festival.)
- 例: 初来乍到,情况又不大了解,怎能乱发议论呢! (Just arrived, not familiar with the situation, how can one hastily make comments!)
4. 正;恰: Just.
- 引: 后周·和凝《抛球乐》: 小院新池月乍寒。 (The moon suddenly gets cold in the new pond.)
- 引: 张翥《真珠帘》: 凉透小帘栊,乍夜长迟睡。 (Cool through the small curtain, suddenly the night is long and late.)
5. ([En.] 代): Indicates a questioning tone, equivalent to “怎”, “哪” (what).
- 引: 《西游记》: 乍想到了此处,遭逢魔障,又被他遣山压了。 (Suddenly thinking of here, encountering a demon, was suppressed by him.)
连词 [Conjunction]
1. 或者: Or.
- 引: 秦·李斯《用笔法》: 或卷或舒,乍轻乍重。 (Sometimes rolled, sometimes relaxed, suddenly light and suddenly heavy.)
2. 宁可: Would rather.
- 引: 乍向草中耿介死,不求黄金笼下生。 (Would rather die in the grass than seek life under a golden cage. - Li Bai's poem)
动词 [Verb]
1. 伸开;伸展: Spread; Extend.
- 例: 乍翅. (Spread wings.)
2. 因害怕而颤动: Shake.
- 引: 佚名《鸳鸯被》: 不由我意张狂,心惊乍。 (Against my will, my heart trembles with fear suddenly.)
3. 耸;竖: Erect.
- 引: 《红旗谱》: 胡髭眉花一乍一乍的. (His beard and eyebrows rise suddenly.)
形容词 [Adjective]
俏丽的: Pretty.
- 引: 《西厢记》: 俺那小姐呵,打扮的身子儿乍。 (Look at that miss, dressed up beautifully.)