prick; stab (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
紮
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
渣 zhā - dregs; residue; sediment (n.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
眨 zhǎ - blink; wink (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
他用绳子扎住了行李。 tā yòng shéngzi zhā zhùle xínglǐ. - He tied up the luggage with a rope.
她用发卡把头发扎起来。 tā yòng fākǎ bǎ tóufa zhā qǐlái. - She pinned her hair up with a hairpin.
他被蜜蜂扎了一下。 tā bèi mìfēng zhāle yīxià. - He got stung by a bee.
这个团队的团结就像一根绳子把大家都扎在一起。 zhège tuánduì de tuánjié jiù xiàng yīgē shéngzi bǎ dàjiā dōu zhā zài yīqǐ. - The unity of this team is like a rope that ties everyone together.
他的话刺痛了她的心，就像被针扎了一样。 tā de huà cì tòngle tā de xīn, jiù xiàng bèi zhēn zhāle yīyàng. - His words hurt her heart, as if pierced by a needle.
Phrases
扎实 zhā shi - sturdy; strong (adj.) | HSK 6
挣扎 zhēng zhá - struggle (v.) | HSK 6
驻扎 zhù zhā - be stationed; be quartered (v.) | HSK 6