Chinese word dictionary

乍暖还寒

zhà nuǎn huán hán · (idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold

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Simplified乍暖还寒

Traditional乍暖還寒

Pinyinzhà nuǎn huán hán

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

乍zhà

first time, for the first time, suddenly

暖nuǎn

warm, genial

还hái

also, besides; still, yet; to return

寒hán

chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble

How to learn 乍暖还寒

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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还hái

still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else

还是háishi

still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or

寒假hánjià

winter vacation

寒冷hánlěng

cold (climate); frigid; very cold

暖和nuǎnhuo

warm; nice and warm

退还tuìhuán

to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate