乍 zaa³ {zhà}

1. at first
2. suddenly
3. abruptly
4. to spread
5. (of hair) to stand on end
6. bristling

乍到 zaa³ dou³ {zhà dào}

Just arrived

乍得 zaa³ dak¹ {Zhà dé}

Chad

乍看 zaa³ hon³ {zhà kàn}

at first glance

乍浦 zaa³ pou² {Zhà pǔ}

Zhapu town and port on north of Hangzhou Bay 杭州灣 in Zhejiang

乍得湖 zaa³ dak¹ wu⁴ {Zhà dé Hú}

Lake Chad

乍浦鎮〔--镇〕 zaa³ pou² zan³ {Zhà pǔ zhèn}

Zhapu town and port on north of Hangzhou Bay 杭州灣 in Zhejiang

乍暖還寒〔--还-〕 zaa³ nyun⁵ waan⁴ hon⁴ {zhà nuǎn huán hán}

In between Winter and Spring, where the temperature fluctuates between warm and cold

乍青乍白 zaa³ ceng¹ zaa³ baak⁶ {zhà qīng zhà bái}

(of sb's face) turning alternately green and white