| 咋 | [ zǎ ] dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5] |
| 咋 | [ zé ] gnaw |
| 咋 | [ zhà ] loud noise, shout, suddenly |
| 咋呼 | [ zhā hu ] bluster, ruckus, to boast loudly |
| 咋舌 | [ zhà shé ] to be speechless, also pr. [ze2 she2] |
| ⇒ 不咋地 | [ bù zǎ de ] (dialect) not that great, not up to much, nothing special |
| ⇒ 不咋的 | [ bù zǎ de ] (dialect) not that great, not up to much, nothing special |
| ⇒ 嘰咋柳鶯 | [ jī zǎ liǔ yīng ] (bird species of China) common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| ⇒ 東方嘰咋柳鶯 | [ dōng fāng jī zǎ liǔ yīng ] (bird species of China) mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) |
| ⇒ 百不咋 | [ baǐ bù za ] of no consequence (idiom) |