chānzá

羼杂

Word · VerbTraditional攙雜

mix; adulterate; mingle

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to mix together; to mingle; to adulterate

neutral

Can describe both physical mixing (e.g., ingredients) and abstract mixing (e.g., emotions). Often carries a nuance of mixing heterogeneous or incompatible elements.

Zhè这
pī批
mián棉
hua花
lǐ里
chān搀
zá杂
le了
bù不
shǎo少
liè劣
zhì质
pǐn品
 。

This batch of cotton is adulterated with a lot of inferior products.

Tā他
de的
kuài快
lè乐
zhōng中
chān搀
zá杂
zhe着
yī一
sī丝
yí遗
hàn憾
 。

His happiness was mingled with a trace of regret.

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Fāng方
yán言
lǐ里
chān搀
zá杂
le了
xǔ许
duō多
gǔ古
Hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
cí词
huì汇
 。

The dialect is mixed with many words from classical Chinese.

Qǐng请
jiāng将
zhè这
liǎng两
zhǒng种
cái材
liào料
jūn均
yún匀
de地
chān搀
zá杂
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
 。

Please mix these two materials together evenly.