乍暖还寒 zhànuǎnhuánhán alternating between warm and cold Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 乍 zhà suddenly suddenly; abruptly; without warning暖 nuǎn adjective warm warm; genial; comfortable temperature还 還 hái adverb unexpectedly unexpectedly; surprisingly; used to show that something is contrary to what was thought寒 hán noun cold (bound form) cold; chilly