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乍一看 Pronunciation and Pinyin

乍一看 Usage and Examples

at first glance

at first sight

on the face of it

乍一看,那好像讲得通。但是数字对不上。

On the face of it that seems to make sense. But the figures don't add up.

乍一看,有机耕作对农民来说似乎昂贵得多。

At first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer.

The characters in 乍一看

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
乍
zhà5suddenly or for the first time
一
yí1one, a, single, whole
看
kàn9look, see, watch, visit, guard

More words starting with 乍

  • zhà乍tīng听qǐ起lái来At first listen, At first blush
  • zhà乍rán然suddenly; unexpectedly
  • zhà乍měng猛Suddenly fierce, Suddenly violent
  • zhà乍měng猛de的suddenly; abruptly
  • zhà乍kàn看at first glance
  • zhà乍kàn看zhī之xià下At first glance, On the face of it
  • zhà乍zhe着dǎn胆zi子To pluck up courage, Boldly
  • zhà乍qǐ起suddenly rise, spring up

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Questions about 乍一看

What does 乍一看 mean in Chinese?

乍一看 (zhà yí kàn) means “at first glance, at first sight, on the face of it”.

How do you pronounce 乍一看?

乍一看 is pronounced zhà yí kàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “at first glance” in Chinese?

“at first glance” is 乍一看 (zhà yí kàn) in Chinese.

How is 乍一看 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 乍一看, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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