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HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Very common

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Definitions

  1. 1. to smash
  2. 2. to pound
  3. 3. to fail
  4. 4. to muck up
  5. 5. to bungle

Character focus

Stroke order

10 strokes

Usage notes

Collocations

砸 is often used with 碎 (砸碎) to mean smash to pieces, or with objects like 门, 玻璃, 石头.

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 砸 (zá, to smash) with 杂 (zá, mixed). They are homophones but have completely different meanings.

Example Sentences

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他抡起大锤 向石头。
He swung the sledgehammer and smashed it onto the rock.
他不小心把杯子 碎了。
He accidentally smashed the cup to pieces.

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