Usage of the character 乍
zhà
乍
[乍]
- at first
- suddenly
- abruptly
- to spread
- (of hair) to stand on end
- bristling
měngzhà
猛乍
[猛乍]
- suddenly
- unexpectedly
Zhàpǔ
乍浦
[乍浦]
- Zhapu, a town and port on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay in Zhejiang, historically significant as a trading point and military location
zhàxiàn
乍现
[乍現]
- to appear suddenly
zhàkàn
乍看
[乍看]
- at first glance
Zhàdé
乍得
[乍得]
- Chad
Zhàdé Hú
乍得湖
[乍得湖]
- Lake Chad
xīnláizhàdào
新来乍到
[新來乍到]
- newly arrived (idiom)
chūláizhàdào
初来乍到
[初來乍到]
- to be a newcomer
- just off the boat
zhànuǎnhuánhán
乍暖还寒
[乍暖還寒]
- (idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold
yījīngyīzhà
一惊一乍
[一驚一乍]
- frightened
- flustered
zhàqīngzhàbái
乍青乍白
[乍青乍白]
- (of sb's face) turning alternately green and white
chūnguāngzhàxiè
春光乍泄
[春光乍泄]
- spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
- to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)