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佐

zuǒ

Character

What 佐 means

1. to assist
2. assistant
3. aide
4. to accompany

Example sentences

• 他晋升为大佐。
  Tā jìnshēng wèi dà zuǒ.
  He advanced to colonel.
• 佐藤是社长的新秘书。
  Zuǒténg shì shèzhǎng de xīn mìshū.
  Sato is the new secretary of the company president.
• 我可以和佐藤先生说话吗？
  Wǒ kěyǐ hé Zuǒténg xiānsheng shuōhuà ma?
  Can I speak to Mr Sato?
• 佐藤先生在周末练习射箭。
  Zuǒténg xiānsheng zài zhōumò liànxí shèjiàn.
  Mr. Sato practices archery on weekends.
• 送这束花的人可能是佐藤小姐。
  Sòng zhè shù huā de rén kěnéng shì Zuǒténg xiǎojie.
  It might have been Miss Satoh who sent these flowers.
• 佐藤先生问了我很多有关竞选的问题。
  Mr. Sato asked me many questions about the election.

Words starting with 佐

• 佐料zuǒ liàocondiments; seasoning
• 佐证zuǒ zhèngevidence; proof; to confirm
• 佐藤Zuǒ téngSatō (Japanese surname)
• 佐罗Zuǒ luóZorro
• 佐酒zuǒ jiǔ(of food or a pleasant activity) to accompany drinks…
• 佐野Zuǒ yěSano (Japanese surname and place name)
• 佐餐zuǒ cān(of food) accompaniment
• 佐世保Zuǒ shì bǎoSasebo (city and naval port in Nagasaki, Japan)
• 佐丹奴Zuǒ dān núGiordano (brand)
• 佐佐木Zuǒ zuǒ mùSasaki (Japanese surname)
• 佐治亚Zuǒ zhì yàGeorgia, US state
• 佐科威Zuǒ kē wēiJoko Widodo (1961-), Indonesian politician, president of Indonesia (2014-)
• 佐贰zuǒ èrdeputy; junior

Words containing 佐

• 辅佐fǔ zuǒto assist (usually a ruler)
• 技佐jì zuǒ(Taiwan) assistant technical specialist (a technical-staff rank in Taiwan's civil service)
• 巴罗佐Bā luó zuǒJosé Manuel Durão Barroso (1956-), Portuguese politician, prime minister of Portugal…
• 喷他佐辛pēn tā zuǒ xīn(loanword) pentazocine (a synthetic opioid analgesic)
• 摩亨佐·达罗Mó hēng zuǒ · dá luóMoenjo-daro, capital of Indus valley civilization c. 2000 BC, Sind province, Pakistan…
• 卡拉马佐夫兄弟Kǎ lā mǎ zuǒ fū Xiōng dìBrothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基

Characters that look like 佐

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease…
• 佑yòu(bound form) to bless; to protect
• 弦xiánbow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring
• 伎jìartistry; talent; skill
• 佽cìnimble; to help
• 佶jídifficult to pronounce

Sounds the same

Read zuǒ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 左left; the Left (politics); east
• 撮classifier for hair or grass: tuft; Taiwan pr. cuò
• 咗Cantonese particle equivalent to 了