怎样 zěnyàng HSK2 how Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 怎样 怎樣 zěnyàng how adverbadjective Used to ask about the nature, condition, or way of doing something; often more formal than 怎么样 zěnmeyàng 你到底是怎样的男人？ nǐ dàodǐ shì zěnyàng de nánrén? What kind of man are you, anyway? 那会是怎样的人生？ nà huì shì zěnyàng de rénshēng? What kind of life would that be? how about it? pronounadjective Used independently to emphasize that one's statement or behavior is correct, meaning "well?" or "what do you think?" 我已不再年轻，但那又怎样？ wǒ yǐ bùzài niánqīng, dàn nà yòu zěnyàng? I’m not young anymore but so what? however adverb Used to express no matter how or in whatever way 我保证不管怎样都会保护你们。 wǒ bǎozhèng bùguǎn zěnyàng dōu huì bǎohù nǐmen. I promise that I will protect you, no matter what. something pronoun Used to replace a specific behavior or situation that one does not want to state directly (e.g. "not all that good") 我们没有对她怎样。 wǒmen méiyǒu duì tā zěnyàng. We didn't do anything to her. so-and-so Used as a placeholder for an unspecified or indefinite state or action Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 284.1 per million appears in 58% of films Written text 103.3 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Same as 怎么样 zěnmeyàngSynonym 怎生 zěnshēng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
怎样 怎樣 zěnyàng how adverbadjective Used to ask about the nature, condition, or way of doing something; often more formal than 怎么样 zěnmeyàng 你到底是怎样的男人？ nǐ dàodǐ shì zěnyàng de nánrén? What kind of man are you, anyway? 那会是怎样的人生？ nà huì shì zěnyàng de rénshēng? What kind of life would that be? how about it? pronounadjective Used independently to emphasize that one's statement or behavior is correct, meaning "well?" or "what do you think?" 我已不再年轻，但那又怎样？ wǒ yǐ bùzài niánqīng, dàn nà yòu zěnyàng? I’m not young anymore but so what? however adverb Used to express no matter how or in whatever way 我保证不管怎样都会保护你们。 wǒ bǎozhèng bùguǎn zěnyàng dōu huì bǎohù nǐmen. I promise that I will protect you, no matter what. something pronoun Used to replace a specific behavior or situation that one does not want to state directly (e.g. "not all that good") 我们没有对她怎样。 wǒmen méiyǒu duì tā zěnyàng. We didn't do anything to her. so-and-so Used as a placeholder for an unspecified or indefinite state or action Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 284.1 per million appears in 58% of films Written text 103.3 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Same as 怎么样 zěnmeyàngSynonym 怎生 zěnshēng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
