Chinese word dictionary

乍青乍白

zhà qīng zhà bái · (of sb's face) turning alternately green and white

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Simplified乍青乍白

Traditional乍青乍白

Pinyinzhà qīng zhà bái

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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

青qīng

nature's color; blue, green, black; young

乍zhà

first time, for the first time, suddenly

白bái

white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright

How to learn 乍青乍白

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youth; youthful years; young person; the young

白bái

surname Bai; white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera