HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

砸 means to strike; to pound; to ram with a heavy object; to break; to smash; to shatter. Pronounced zá. HSK 7-9.

  • to strike; to pound; to ram with a heavy object
  • to break; to smash; to shatter
  • to fail; to mess up; to go wrong

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

yòng
chuí
zi
tao
 

He uses a hammer to crack walnuts.

Jiàn
zhù
gōng
rén
zhèng
zài
 

Construction workers are ramming the foundation.

Bān
shí
tou
xiǎo
xīn
 
le
de
jiǎo
 

Moving stones carelessly, I dropped one on my foot.

Tiě
jiàng
yòng
chuí
zi
shāo
hóng
de
tiě
kuài
 

The blacksmith hammers the red-hot iron.

Bīng
báo
zài
dǐng
shàng
chū
de
shēng
xiǎng
 

Hailstones pounded on the roof making huge noises.