Meaning
smash; smashed
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “za” becomes a different word in each tone. 砸 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 打砸dǎ záto smash up; to vandalize
- 砸死zá sǐto crush to death
- 考砸kǎo záto flunk; to fail a test
- 砸钱zá qiánto spend big (on sth); to pour a lot of money into sth
- 砸破zá pòto break; to shatter
Example Sentence
他不小心把杯子砸碎了。Tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ bēi zi zá suì le.He accidentally smashed the cup.
他Tāhe不bùnot小心xiǎo xīnto be careful把bǎ(marks the object)杯子bēi zicup砸碎zá suìto pulverize了le(completed action)。