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咋

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咋
zǎ dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zěn me]
咋
zé gnaw
咋
zhà loud noise; shout

Definitions

  1. 1. loud noise
  2. 2. shout
  3. 3. suddenly

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Example Sentences

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我們去市場 咋 樣？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10530866)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 咋

不咋地
bù zǎ de

(dialect) not that great

不咋的
bù zǎ de

(dialect) not that great

咋呼
zhā hu

bluster

咋舌
zhà shé

to be speechless

叽咋柳莺
jī zǎ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

东方叽咋柳莺
dōng fāng jī zǎ liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)

百不咋
bǎi bù za

of no consequence (idiom)