- 挣扎 zhēngzhá to struggleto struggle; to attempt to support oneself or break free from a difficult situation or physical constraint
- 扎实 zhāshi solidsolid; sturdy; firm; strong
- 驻扎 zhùzhā to be stationedto be stationed or quartered; used when referring to troops or personnel assigned to a specific location
- 扎扎实实 zhāzhashíshí solidfirm and solid; reliable; down-to-earth and practical
- 包扎 bāozā to wrap upto wrap or bind up; to pack or bundle; to dress a wound
- 结扎 jiézā to tie upTo tie or bind together; to fasten with string or rope.
- 扎根 zhāgēn to become ingrained(of an idea, belief, etc.) to take hold or become firmly established in the mind
- 莫扎特 mòzhātè MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
- 扎营 zhāyíng to pitch campto pitch a tent; to encamp; to bivouac
- 卡扎菲 kǎzhāfēi GaddafiMuammar Gaddafi (1942-2011), the former leader of Libya
- 垂死挣扎 chuísǐzhēngzhá deathbed struggleto put up a last-ditch struggle while on the verge of death or failure
- 稳扎稳打 wěnzhāwěndǎ steadily and surelyto move forward steadily and strike sure blows, especially in fighting; used to describe doing things carefully, reliably, and without taking unnecessary risks
- 安营扎寨 ānyíngzhāzhài to set up campTo build a camp and settle down; used for military units or organizations establishing a temporary residence.
- 卡尔扎伊 kǎ'ěrzāyī KarzaiHamid Karzai (1957-), Afghan politician and president from 2004 to 2014
- 扎针 zhāzhēn to give or have an injectionto give or receive a medical injection; to have a shot
- 扎眼 zhāyǎn dazzlingdazzling or hurting the eyes; visually painful due to bright light
- 阿布扎比 ābùzhābǐ Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- 扎伊尔 zhāyī'ěr ZaireZaire; former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 捆扎 kǔnzā to tie upto tie or bind up; to lace or strap something securely
- 巴尔扎克 bā'ěrzhākè BalzacHonoré de Balzac (1799-1850), French novelist who wrote the collection of stories called "The Human Comedy".
- 纳扎尔巴耶夫 nàzhā'ěrbāyēfū NazarbayevNursultan Nazarbayev (1940-), the president of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019
- 绑扎 bǎngzā to bind upto tie up; bundle up; pack; dress or wrap a wound
- 马扎 mǎzhá campstoolfolding stool with a fabric or strap seat and legs that cross like an X; easily portable and collapsible
- 乞力马扎罗山 qǐlìmǎzhāluóshān Mount KilimanjaroMount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
- 扎手 zhāshǒu to prick the handTo prick the hand with a sharp point or needle
- 扎染 zārǎn tie-dyeto use a traditional Chinese dyeing technique where fabric is knotted or tied before immersion in dye
- 扎堆儿 zhāduīr to cluster togetherto gather in a group; to flock together or socialize in a small crowd
- 扎啤 zhāpí draft beerDraft beer; fresh beer that has not been pasteurized, typically served from a keg or in a large glass mug.
- 扎克伯格 zhākèbógé Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg (1984-), American computer programmer, co-founder and CEO of Facebook
- 扎兰屯市 zhālántúnshì ZhalantunZhalantun, a county-level city in [[呼伦贝尔市|呼倫貝爾市|hu1 lun2 bei4 er3 shi4]] in Inner Mongolia
- 阿扎尼亚 āzāníyà AzaniaAzania, a historical name for parts of Southeast Africa, used in modern contexts to refer to South Africa.
- 巴扎 bāzhā bazaarbazaar (loanword), also used as a name
- 扎兰屯 zhālántún ZhalantunZhalantun, a county-level city in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia
- 尖扎 jiānzhā JianzhaJianzha County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture [[黄南藏族自治州|黃南藏族自治州|huang2 nan2 zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]], Qinghai Province
- 扎猛子 zhāměngzi to dive(colloquial) to dive headfirst into water; to swim underwater with the head submerged
- 扎鲁特旗 zhālǔtèqí Jarud bannerJarud banner in [[通辽|通遼|tong1 liao2]], Inner Mongolia
- 扎尔达里 zhā'ěrdálǐ Asif Ali ZardariAsif Ali Zardari (1956-), Pakistani People's Party politician and president of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013
- 尖扎县 jiānzhāxiàn Jianzha CountyJianzha County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai
- 硬扎 yìngzhā strongstrong; sturdy; awesome
- 扎枪 zhāqiāng lance(coll.) a red-tasseled lance or spear, featuring a sharp blade at the end of a wooden shaft. Also called [[红缨枪|紅纓槍|hong2 ying1 qiang1]].
- 扎赉特旗 zhālàitèqí Jalaid BannerJalaid banner, a Mongolian administrative division in [[兴安盟|興安盟|xing1 an1 meng2]], Inner Mongolia
- 编扎 biānzā to weaveTo weave together and tie up; to braid and bind
- 扎巴 zhǎba narrow(variant form) narrow or cramped; small and confining
- 扎扎 zhāzhā crunch(onomatopoetic) the sound of crunching, such as that made by marching feet
- 扎煞 zhāshā to spread outto stretch out or spread apart, such as one's fingers or branches; to stand on end, as hair does
- 扎鲁特 zālǔtè Jarud bannerJarud banner or Jarud khoshuu in [[通辽|通遼|tong1 liao2]], Inner Mongolia
- 扎格罗斯山脉 zhāgéluósīshānmài Zagros mountainsthe Zagros mountains of southwest Iran
- 马扎尔 mǎzhā'ěr MagyarMagyar; Hungarian
- 扎马鲁丁 zāmǎlǔdīng Jamal al-DinJamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served [[忽必烈|忽必烈|hu1 bi4 lie4]] from c. 1260
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH