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zhǎ

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zhǎ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǎ | zha3
English translation
to blink
to wink

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About zhǎ

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

zhǎ

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Two eyes, one open  and one shut 

Etymology of zhǎ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

目乏

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Example sentences using zhǎ

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打赌 dǎ dǔ 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn 之间 zhī jiān jiù huì ràng zhè 东西 dōngxī fēi zǒu .

I bet you could fly this thing with your eyes closed.

duì xiā 点头 diǎn tóu 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn dōu shì 一样 yīyàng .

A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse.

huì 动声色 de piàn le , Lián 眼皮 yǎn pí zhǎ 一下 yīxià .

He would have tricked her without turning an eyelash.

男孩 nán hái 有些 yǒu xiē 吃惊 chījīng de zhǎ zhāo yǎn kān .

The boy blinked up at me in some surprise.

Xiàng 眨巴 zhǎ ba 一下 yīxià 眼睛 yǎnjing zǒu chū le 教室 jiàoshì .

He winked his eyes at her and left the classroom.

Words with zhǎ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
眨眼 zhǎ yǎn to blink眨眼 zhǎ yǎn
zhǎ to blink zhǎ
一眨眼 yī zhǎ yǎn in a wink一眨眼 yī zhǎ yǎn
杀人不眨眼 shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn ruthless殺人不眨眼
眨眼睛 zhǎ yǎn jīng wink眨眼睛 zhǎ yǎn jīng
眨巴 zhǎ ba to blink眨巴 zhǎ ba

zhǎ Decomposition & Compounds

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zhǎ Decomposition

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