砸

• 拼音: zá
• 汉字拆解: 石 = stone (semantic — to strike with force); 乍 = phonetic component

含义

To smash; to break by striking; to bungle or ruin. Refers to physically destroying something by impact, or colloquially to wreck a performance or plan.

In literal usage: striking an object to break it (砸碎玻璃). In colloquial usage: 砸锅 means to ruin things completely; 砸场子 means to disrupt someone's event; 砸钱 means to pour large amounts of money into something.

例句

1. 示威者砸碎了沿街的路灯灯罩，警方随即介入处置。
2. 他第一次登台演讲因过度紧张而彻底砸了，台下一片沉默。
3. 这家公司砸重金打造新品牌形象，力图在高端市场站稳脚跟。

用法指南

语境: colloquial, physical action, performance, finance

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 施工队在钻探过程中不慎砸坏了地下光缆，导致周边大面积通信中断。(The construction crew accidentally damaged underground fiber optic cables while drilling, causing widespread communication outages in the surrounding area.)
• 这次汇报准备严重不足，逻辑混乱，在领导面前彻底砸了。(This presentation was grossly underprepared and logically incoherent — it was a complete disaster in front of the management.)

错误说法

• 砸掉他的信心 — use 摧毁 or 打击 for abstract things like confidence or morale; 砸 is primarily for physical objects or specific performances

起源与历史

Pictophonetic: 石 (stone) + 乍 (phonetic)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal