扎

zhā

to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6

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扎

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扎
  • 包扎bāozāvariant of 包扎B7
  • 扎根zhāgēnto take rootB7
  • 扎实zhāshistrongB7
  • 挣扎zhēngzháto struggleB7
  • 驻扎zhùzhāto stationB7

See it in sentences

针扎进手指了。

The needle pricked into the finger.

你被针扎过吗？

Have you ever been pricked by a needle?