杂志
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
杂志 (zázhì) · magazine
杂志 (zázhì) means “magazine”. It is written with 2 characters: 杂 (mix) + 志 (determination). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 杂志 is built
The characters
杂 zá · mix
What 杂 is made of
- 九jiǔ — nine
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
志 zhì · determination
What 志 is made of
- 士shì — scholar
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: The mind 心 of a scholar 士; 士 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我每个月买一本杂志。Wǒ měi gè yuè mǎi yī běn zázhì.I buy a magazine every month.
这本杂志有意思吗？Zhè běn zázhì yǒuyìsi ma?Is this magazine interesting?
Questions about 杂志
What does 杂志 mean?
杂志 (zázhì) means “magazine”.
How do you pronounce 杂志?
杂志 is pronounced zázhì.
Which HSK level is 杂志?
杂志 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 复杂fùzácomplicated
- 嘈杂cáozánoisy
- 夹杂jiāzáto be mixed with
- 杂技zájìacrobatics
- 杂交zájiāoto crossbreed
- 志愿zhìyuànwish
- 志愿者zhìyuànzhěvolunteer
- 标志biāozhìsign
- 同志tóngzhìcomrade
- 意志yìzhìwill
Learn 杂志 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 91: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.