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扎

zhā · zha/zhá · zha/zā · za

Traditional 紮 / 紥

Meaning

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zhā 扎

  1. to prick
  2. to run or stick (a needle etc) into
  3. mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")

zhá 扎

  1. used in 掙扎 / 挣扎 (zhēng zhá)

zā 紮

  1. to tie
  2. to bind
  3. classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle
  4. Taiwan pr. [zhá]

zhā 紮

  1. (of troops) to be stationed (at)
  2. Taiwan pr. [zhá]

zā 紥

  1. variant of 紮 / 扎 (zā)

zhā 紥

  1. variant of 紮 / 扎 (zhā)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)用(yòng)丝(sī)带(dài)在(zài)头(tóu)上(shàng)扎(zā)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)马(mǎ)尾(wěi)辫(biàn)。

I used a ribbon to tie my hair into a ponytail.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

护(hù)士(shi)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)地(de)把(bǎ)针(zhēn)扎(zhā)进(jìn)病(bìng)人(rén)的(de)手(shǒu)臂(bì)。

The nurse carefully stuck the needle into the patient's arm.

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