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撒

sā · sa/sǎ · sa

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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sā 撒

  1. to let go
  2. to cast
  3. to let loose
  4. to discharge
  5. to give expression to
  6. (coll.) to pee

sǎ 撒

  1. to scatter
  2. to sprinkle
  3. to spill
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Seeds in a flowerpot

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)花盆(huāpén)里(lǐ)撒(sā)了(le)一些(yīxiē)种子(zhǒngzi)。

    I scattered some seeds in the flowerpot.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)撒(sā)了(le)多少(duōshao)？

    How many did you scatter?

  3. Dengdeng

    一整包(yīzhěngbāo)。我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)它们(tāmen)长(zhǎng)得(de)快(kuài)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    A whole packet. I want them to grow a bit faster.

  4. Liangliang

    撒(sā)得(de)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)，花盆(huāpén)装不下(zhuāngbùxià)。

    You scattered too many. The pot cannot hold them.

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，长出来(zhǎngchūlái)我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)有(yǒu)小(xiǎo)森林(sēnlín)了(le)。

    Never mind. When they grow, we will have a little forest.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)汤(tāng)里(lǐ)撒(sǎ)了(le)一(yì)点(diǎn)盐(yán)。

He sprinkled a little salt into the soup.

02

别(bié)把(bǎ)水(shuǐ)撒(sǎ)到(dào)地(dì)板(bǎn)上(shàng)。

Don't spill water on the floor.

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