Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

乍看

zhàkàn

ㄓㄚˋ ㄎㄢˋ

  1. 1at first glance
Example

或許是因為他有鬍子而讓他乍看之下很可怕,其實他是個非常好的人。

huòxǔ shì yīnwèi tā yǒu húzi ér ràng tā zhàkàn zhīxià hěn kěpà qíshí tā shì gè fēicháng hǎo de rén

Possibly because he's got a beard, he looks scary at first glance but he's really a kind man.

Keep 乍看 and it comes back until you know it.

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