咋 (zǎ) — how to say "how?" in Chinese

咋

How?, in what way?

pronoun

Radicals / Keys

口

Mouth

#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes

Synonyms

Examples

你咋知道我今天会来这儿?

How did you know I would come here today?

你咋了?

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say "how?" in Chinese?

"how?" in Chinese is 咋 (zǎ).

What does 咋 mean in English?

咋 (zǎ) means "How?, in what way?".

How is 咋 pronounced?

It is pronounced zǎ (written as za). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "how?" in Chinese characters?

It is written 咋.

What HSK level is 咋?

咋 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.

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