咋
zǎ
dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]
Taiwan pr. [ze2]
你咋不早说呢？
nǐ zǎ bù zǎo shuō ne？
Why didn't you say so earlier?
这件事咋办才好？
zhè jiàn shì zǎ bàn cái hǎo？
How should this matter be handled?
Words with 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
zé shé
(literary) 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)