What does 杂 mean in Chinese?

杂 (zá) means "mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 杂?

杂 is pronounced "zá" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What words contain the character 杂?

Common words with 杂 include 嘈杂 (noisy), 冗杂 (many and varied), 凌杂 (in disorder), 勤杂 (odd jobs), 参杂 (to mix).

How do you write 杂?

You can practice writing 杂 using our stroke order tool.

杂 (zá), mixed

杂

zá

mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix

HSK 6verb

Traditional: 雜

Character Breakdown

Radical: 木 (no. 75)Traditional: 雜

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Definitions

(verb) mixed
miscellaneous
various
to mix

Example Sentences

他的房间里东西很杂。

Tā de fángjiān lǐ dōngxi hěn zá

The things in his room are very miscellaneous

Words Containing 杂

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
嘈杂	cáo zá	noisy	HSK 6
冗杂	rǒng zá	many and varied
凌杂	líng zá	in disorder
勤杂	qín zá	odd jobs
参杂	cān zá	to mix
噪杂	zào zá	a clamor
夹杂	jiā zá	to mix together (disparate substances)
打杂	dǎ zá	to do odd jobs
拉杂	lā zá	disorganized
搀杂	chān zá	to mix

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Grammar Notes

Complex Complement ChainsHSK 4

Verb + Resultative/State Complement + Directional Complement

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杂

zá