驟 (zaau6 | zhou4 zou4) : suddenly; trot

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驟

zaau6

zhou4 zou4

[1] [adv] suddenly; abruptly
[2] [v] trot; gallop

1. Some dictionaries might have zau6 as variant Jyutping reading, but this old reading is becoming obsolete.
2. Pinyin zhou4 is used in mainland China, zou4 in Taiwan.

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Stroke count: 24

Level: 2

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

驟 / 骤

This word has been viewed 4984 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Mar 2017 01:35

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暴風驟雨 bou6 fung1 zau6 jyu5 bao4 feng1 zou4 yu3 = violent storm

步驟 bou6 zau6/zaau6 bu4 zhou4 = step; move; measure

驟雨 zau6 jyu5 zou4 yu3 = a rain shower

驟寒 zau6 hon4 zhou4 han2 = cold snap

驟冷 zau6 laang5 = a cold snap

局部地區驟雨 guk6 bou6 dei6 keoi1 zau6 jyu5 = rains in some parts and not in other parts of the city

驟眼睇 zaau6 ngaan5 tai2 zhou4 yan3 di4 = at first glance 粵

驟然 zaau6 jin4 zhou4 ran2 (PRC); zou4 ran2 (TW) = suddenly, abrubptly

驟逝 zaau6 sai6 zhou4 [PRC] zou4 [TW] shi4 = suddenly pass away

Showing 1 example containing 驟

天氣預告話聽日有驟雨。粵
The weather forecast says it will shower tomorrow.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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