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Expression Profile · za-cai-lai
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咋才来

zǎ cái lái
📊 Corpus Indexed: 1 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom
📖 Pragmatic Guide & Cinema Context:

In authentic Chinese cinema dialogue, "咋才来" (zǎ cái lái) is a high-frequency spoken expression with 1 contextual clips indexed in MandarinClips. Below are authentic film scenes showcasing native intonation, 3-turn subtitled context, and practical pragmatic usage.

[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]

(1 clips)
干啥呢 火车都快开了 你咋才来
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干啥呢 火车都快开了 你 咋才来

(你咋在这儿) ── Previous context

“Why are you here? What are you doing? The train's leaving. Why are you so late?”

《隐身的名字》 · 24:46
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