Meaning of zǎ:
zǎ
咋
Pronoun
dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3me5]; Taiwan pr. [ze2]
Nǐ zǎ tūrán lái le?
你咋突然来了？
Why did you come suddenly?
Tā jīntiān de biǎoxiàn zhēn zā.
他今天的表现真咋。
His performance today was really poor.
Adverb
Taiwan pr. [ze2]
Tā jīntiān shàngbān de shíhòu zǎ le zìjǐ de jiǎo.
他今天上班的时候咋了自己的脚。
He bruised his foot while at work today.
Verb
(literary) to bite; to gnaw
Lǎoshǔ yīzhí zài zé jiājù, ràng rén hěn tóuténg.
老鼠一直在咋家具，让人很头疼。
The mice keep gnawing at the furniture, which is very bothersome.
Particle
used in 咋呼[zha1hu5]
Tā yīxiàng hěn xǐhuān zhāhu.
他一向很喜欢咋呼。
He has always loved to show off.
