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Meaning of 咋

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Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • [ zhà ] first time, for the first time, suddenly
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: dialectal equivalent of 怎么
    Chinese Definition:
    ①怎,怎么:咋样。咋好。咋办。咋个。
    Example Words:
    东方叽咋柳莺 dōng fāng liǔ yīng (bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus)
    不咋的 de (dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special
    叽咋柳莺 liǔ yīng (bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
    不咋地 de (dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special
    咋说咋办 shuō bàn to do as one says (idiom)
    More: 咋* | *咋 | *咋*
  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: gnaw
  • Pinyin: zhà
    English Definition: loud noise; shout; suddenly
    Chinese Definition:
    ①咬住:咋舌(a。把自己的舌头咬住,或忍住不言,形容极度悔恨或畏缩;b。惊讶,害怕,说不出话来)。
    Example Words:
    咋舌 zhà shé to be speechless; also pr. [ze2 she2]
    More: 咋* | *咋 | *咋*
Example Sentences
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Customer: Why are the wax apples so expensive?