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咋

zǎ

question-forming particle, why? how? what?; to bite; loud

Shadow
Strokes
8
Radical
口
HSK
6
Tone
3

Other readings: zé

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 夏天过得咋样啊？

    Xià tiān guò dé zǎ yàng ā

    How was your summer?

  • 最近咋样？

    Zuì jìn zǎ yàng

    How've ya' been lately?

  • 不咋地。

    Bù zǎ de

    It wasn't good.

  • 瞅你咋地？

    Chǒu nǐ zǎ dì

    So what if I'm staring?

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 咋

  • 咋zǎ 3dialectal equivalent of 怎么
  • 咋zé 2gnaw
  • 咋zhà 4loud noise; shout; suddenly