砸

zá · za

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

令(lìng)我(wǒ)非(fēi)常(cháng)伤(shāng)心(xīn)的(de)是(shì)她(tā)考(kǎo)砸(zá)了(le)。

She failed the examination and I was greatly disappointed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by yuiyu · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

车(chē)头(tóu)的(de)挡(dǎng)风(fēng)玻(bō)璃(li)被(bèi)砸(zá)至(zhì)粉(fěn)碎(suì)。

The front windshield of a car was smashed to pieces.

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

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