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zhá

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zhá Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhá | zha2
English translation
to deep fry
to explode
to explode; to fry in oil; to scald

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About zhá

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

zhá

Contains the radical

Huǒ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A sudden  zhà flame  Huǒ zhà also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of zhá

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

火乍

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and zhà represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhá

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使用 shǐyòng zhù zài 关岛 Guān Dǎo de B-52轰炸机 hōng zhà jī , yòu 未免太小题大 zuò le .

Using B - 52 s based in Guam seemed to be an overreaction.

米饭 mǐfàn zhá miàn ròu chǎo dàn 青豆 qīng dòu .

Rice, fried noodles, meat with eggs, and green beans.

zhū lǎo gǒng 明白 míngbai 过来 guò lái , shì diào Shān , 一时 yī shí zhá le fèi .

So this had been a trick to lure the tiger from the mountain! Zhu Laogong's lungs nearly burst with rage.

我们 wǒmen 大家 dàjiā cāi tóu dōu yāo zhá le .

We've all puzzled our heads off with wondering what they were.

我们 wǒmen de 轰炸机 hōng zhà jī qiáo 炸毁 zhà huǐ le .

Our bombers sent the bridge up.

Words with zhá

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
爆炸 bàozhà explosion爆炸 bàozhà
炸弹 zhà dàn bomb炸彈
zhá to explode zhá
炸药 zhà yào explosive (material)炸藥
轰炸 hōng zhà to bomb轟炸
轰炸机 hōng zhà jī bomber (aircraft)轟炸機
炸掉 zhà diào to bomb炸掉 zhà diào
炸毁 zhà huǐ to blow up炸燬
油炸 yóuzhá to deep fry油炸 yóuzhá
炸鸡 zhá jī fried chicken炸雞
爆炸物 bào zhà wù explosive (material)爆炸物 bào zhà wù
炸死 zhà sǐ to kill with an explosion炸死 zhà sǐ
定时炸弹 dìng shí zhà dàn time bomb定時炸彈
爆炸性 bào zhà xìng explosive爆炸性 bào zhà xìng
大爆炸 Dà bào zhà Big Bang (cosmology)大爆炸 Dà bào zhà
炸鱼 zhá yú deep-fried fish炸魚
狂轰滥炸 kuáng hōng làn zhà to bomb indiscriminately狂轟濫炸
核爆炸 hé bào zhà nuclear explosion核爆炸 hé bào zhà
炸薯条 zhá shǔ tiáo french fries炸薯條
炸酱面 zhá jiàng miàn zha jiang mian: ground pork simmered with salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce) over thick wheat noodles炸醬麵
炸雷 zhà léi thunderclap炸雷 zhà léi
爆炸力 bào zhà lì explosive force爆炸力 bào zhà lì
炸糕 zhá gāo fried glutinous rice dough cake炸糕 zhá gāo

zhá Decomposition & Compounds

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zhá Decomposition

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