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扎

zā / zhā

扎zā

1. measure word classifier: bundles; pitchers (of beer)

   服务员，来一扎啤酒。

   Fúwùyuán, lái yī zā píjiǔ.

   Waiter, a pitcher of beer, please.

2. verb to tie; to bind (hair)

   她每天早上扎辫子。

   Tā měitiān zǎoshang zā biànzi.

   She braids her hair every morning.

扎zhā

1. verb to prick; to plunge into (as in 扎针, 扎根)

   他不小心被针扎了一下。

   Tā bù xiǎoxīn bèi zhēn zhā le yīxià.

   He accidentally got pricked by a needle.

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