Chinese words starting with “zha”
13 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable zha. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial zh · final a · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 5
- 2nd tone 1
- 3rd tone 2
- 4th tone 5
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 13 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 炸 | zhà | v | to burst; to explode; to blow up; (fig.) to fly into a rage | |
| 2 | 炸弹 | zhà dàn | n | bomb | |
| 3 | 扎 | zhā | v | to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar") | |
| 4 | 渣 | zhā | g,n | slag (in mining or smelting); dregs | |
| 5 | 诈骗 | zhà piàn | vn,v | to defraud; to swindle; to blackmail | |
| 6 | 炸药 | zhà yào | n | explosive (material) | |
| 7 | 榨 | zhà | v | to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc | |
| 8 | 眨 | zhǎ | v | to blink; to wink | |
| 9 | 眨眼 | zhǎ yǎn | v,vn | to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye | |
| 10 | 闸 | zhá | n | gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker | |
| 11 | 扎实 | zhā shi | a | strong; solid; sturdy; firm; practical | |
| 12 | 扎根 | zhā gēn | v | to take root | |
| 13 | 渣子 | zhā zi | n | dregs; bits; dregs (of society) |
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