咋

zǎ/zé/zhà

dialectal equivalent of 怎么

HSK 2.0 · Level 6 pronoun

Meaning

zǎ as in 不咋地 za3
  1. dialectal equivalent of 怎么
zé as in 咋舌 ze2
  1. gnaw
zhà zha4
  1. loud noise
  2. shout
  3. suddenly

Example sentences

Words with 咋

  • 咋呼zhāhubluster
  • 咋舌zéshé(literary) to be speechless
  • 不咋地bùzǎde(dialect) not that great
  • 百不咋bǎibùzaof no consequence (idiom)
  • 不咋的bùzǎde(dialect) not that great
  • 叽咋柳莺jīzǎliǔyīng(bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

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