乍看

zhàkàn
at first glance

CEDICT

at first glance; to glance at something for the first time

Wiktionary

突然看見或第一眼見到。

重編國語辭典

突然看見或第一眼見到

維基詞典

Examples

或许是因为他有胡子而让他乍看之下很可怕，其实他是个非常好的人。

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

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 乍 zhà
  1. at first
  2. suddenly
  3. abruptly
  4. to spread
  5. (of hair) to stand on end
  6. bristling
2 看 kàn
  1. to see; to look at
  2. to read
  3. to watch
  4. to visit; to call on
  5. to consider; to regard as
  6. to look after
  7. to treat (a patient or illness)
  8. to depend on
  9. to feel (that)
  10. (after a verb) to give it a try
  11. to watch out for

Related entries

猛一看 měngyīkàn
  1. at first glance
  2. first impression
第一眼 dìyīyǎn
  1. at first glance
  2. at first sight
她第一眼就吸引了我。

She attracted me at first sight.

Source: Tatoeba