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杂

zá · za

Traditional 雜 / 襍

HSK 6

Meaning

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zá 雜

  1. mixed
  2. miscellaneous
  3. various
  4. to mix

zá 襍

  1. variant of 雜 / 杂 (zá)
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In a conversation

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The grocery shop

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)楼下(lóuxià)的(de)杂货店(záhuòdiàn)买点(mǎidiǎn)东西(dōngxi)。

    I'm going to the grocery shop downstairs to buy something.

  2. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)什么(shénme)？

    What are you buying?

  3. Dengdeng

    一本(yīběn)杂志(zázhì)，一把(yībǎ)剪刀(jiǎndāo)，还有(háiyǒu)一袋(yīdài)盐(yán)。

    A magazine, a pair of scissors and a bag of salt.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)这个(zhège)清单(qīngdān)真(zhēn)杂(zá)！

    Your shopping list is so mixed!

  5. Dengdeng

    杂货店(záhuòdiàn)就是(jiùshì)什么(shénme)都(dōu)卖(mài)。

    A 杂货店 sells a bit of everything.

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)老板(lǎobǎn)自己(zìjǐ)也(yě)找不到(zhǎobudào)东西(dōngxi)。

    Yes, so the boss can't find things himself.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)杂(zá)货(huò)店(diàn)卖(mài)各(gè)种(zhǒng)杂(zá)货(huò)。

This grocery store sells all kinds of miscellaneous goods.

02

他(tā)的(de)书(shū)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)堆(duī)满(mǎn)了(le)杂(zá)七(qī)杂(zá)八(bā)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

His desk is piled with all sorts of miscellaneous things.

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