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扎

zhā · zha/zhá · zha/zā · za

Traditional 紮 / 紥

HSK 6

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)
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Ponytail

  1. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)头发(tóufa)太(tài)长(cháng)了(le)，帮(bāng)我(wǒ)扎(zhā)起来(qǐlai)吧(ba)。

    My hair is too long. Help me tie it up.

  2. Liangliang

    扎(zhā)马尾(mǎwěi)，还是(háishi)扎(zhā)辫子(biànzi)？

    A ponytail or a braid?

  3. Dengdeng

    扎(zhā)马尾(mǎwěi)吧(ba)，简单(jiǎndān)。

    A ponytail. It is simple.

  4. Liangliang

    好了(hǎole)，你(nǐ)看看(kànkan)。

    Done. Take a look.

  5. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)扎(zhā)在(zài)左边(zuǒbian)？

    Why is it tied on the left?

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)一直(yīzhí)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)看(kàn)！

    You kept looking left!

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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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