to smash

to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle

stone (石) + sound (匝) = to smash with a rock

石 anchors the meaning: smashing something with or against a rock. 匝 primarily gives the sound zá and does not contribute to the sense.

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StoneSemantic

他不小心把杯子碎了。

tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ bēi zi zá suì le。

He accidentally smashed the cup to pieces.

这件事如果办了,我们都会很难堪。

zhè jiàn shì rú guǒ bàn zá le,wǒ men dōu huì hěn nán kān。

If this matter gets bungled, we will all be very embarrassed.

Words with 砸

乱石砸死

luàn shí zá sǐ

to stone to death

小婊砸

xiǎo biǎo zá

(slang) little biyatch (variation of 小婊子)

打砸

dǎ zá

to smash up; to vandalize

搞砸

gǎo zá

to mess (sth) up

搬石头砸自己的脚

bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

to move a stone and stub one's toe

搬砖砸脚

bān zhuān zá jiǎo

to hurt oneself by one's own doing

搬起石头砸自己的脚

bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo

to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)

砸死

zá sǐ

to crush to death

砸毁

zá huǐ

to destroy; to smash

砸场子

zá chǎng zi

to create a disruption at an event or venue

砸坏

zá huài

to smash; to shatter

砸夯

zá hāng

to pound the earth to make a building foundation

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