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乍看

zhà kàn

2-character word

What 乍看 means

1. at first glance

The characters in 乍看

• 乍zhàat first; suddenly; abruptly
• 看kànto see; to look at; to read; to watch

Example sentences

• 或许是因为他有胡子而让他乍看之下很可怕，其实他是个非常好的人。
  Huòxǔ shì yīnwèi tā yǒu húzi ér ràng tā zhàkàn zhīxià hěn kěpà, qíshí tā shì gè fēicháng hǎo de rén.
  Possibly because he's got a beard, he looks scary at first glance but he's really a kind man.
• 光速比音速快，所以有些人乍看之下很聪明，等到听到他们开口说话，愚笨的本性才表露无遗。
  Guāngsù bǐ yīnsù kuài, suǒyǐ yǒuxiērén zhàkàn zhīxià hěn cōngming, děngdào tīngdào tāmen kāikǒu shuōhuà, yúbèn de běnxìng cái biǎolùwúyí.
  It is because light travels faster than sound that some people look brilliant before sounding stupid.