咋样

咋樣

zǎyàng

phrase

Meanings

1 how about it?
2 how is it?
3 what's it like?

Characters

how / why (dialect)

Examples

这家餐厅咋样？

Zhè jiā cāntīng zǎyàng?

How's this restaurant?

你最近过得咋样？

Nǐ zuìjìn guò de zǎyàng?

How have you been lately?

考得咋样，说说呗。

Kǎo de zǎyàng, shuō shuo bei.

How'd the exam go? Tell us about it.

Tips

usage

Casual equivalent of 怎么样. Widely used in northern China (not just the Northeast); standard-textbook speakers often swap 怎么样 in formal contexts. Pairs naturally with 看着咋样 (how does it look) and 干得咋样 (how did it go).

Stroke Order

咋 zǎ

样 yàng