zěn​de

why

  • created sense approved 怎地 · zěn​de · why — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怎地

    zěn​de

    why

    why; for what reason; often used in early vernacular literature or certain dialects

    zěn​di

    怎 (literal) → 怎 · zěn · how 地 (bound) → 地 · dì · [adverbial suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 怎地 · zěn​de · how — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怎地

    zěn​de

    how

    how; in what way

    zěn​di

    怎 (literal) → 怎 · zěn · how 地 (bound) → 地 · dì · [adverbial suffix]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense