咋

zǎ

how (colloquial)

HSK 2.0 · Level 6
Dictionary entry

how?; what?; why?

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咋

See it in sentences

你咋还不来？

Nǐ zǎ hái bù lái?

English

Why are you not here yet?

这是咋回事？

Zhè shì zǎ huí shì?

English

What is going on here?

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