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咋
zǎ
Description
"咋"是口语里常用的字，意思跟"怎么"一样。
"咋" is a commonly used word in spoken language, meaning the same as "怎么".
很多北方人说话时喜欢用"咋"，比如"你咋了？"
Many people in northern China like to use "咋" when speaking, for example, "你咋了？"
Meanings
咋zǎ
how; why (colloquial for 怎么)
你咋不来啊？
Why didn't you come?
咋办zǎ bàn
what to do (colloquial)
下雨了，我们咋办？
It's raining, what should we do?
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Notes
- Nuance
咋 is informal and dialectal, common in northern China; use 怎么 in formal writing.
- Etymology
colloquial fusion, historically read zé/zhà in classical texts, now mainly zǎ in speech.
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