created reference approved 怎样/怎樣 → 怎么样/怎麼樣 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
怎样 / 怎樣 zěnyàng
怎么样 / 怎麼樣 zěnmeyàng
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 怎样/怎樣 · zěnyàng · how — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
怎样 / 怎樣
zěnyàng
how
Used to ask about the nature, condition, or way of doing something; often more formal than [[怎么样|怎麼樣|zen3 me5 yang4]]
怎 (literal) → 怎 · zěn · how 样 (literal) → 样/樣 · yàng · appearance
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 怎样/怎樣 · zěnyàng · however — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
怎样 / 怎樣
zěnyàng
however
Used to express no matter how or in whatever way
怎 (literal) → 怎 · zěn · how 样 (literal) → 样/樣 · yàng · appearance
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 怎样/怎樣 · zěnyàng · how about it? — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
怎样 / 怎樣
zěnyàng
how about it?
Used independently to emphasize that one's statement or behavior is correct, meaning "well?" or "what do you think?"
怎 (literal) → 怎 · zěn · how 样 (literal) → 样/樣 · yàng · appearance
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 怎样/怎樣 · zěnyàng · something — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
怎样 / 怎樣
zěnyàng
something
Used to replace a specific behavior or situation that one does not want to state directly (e.g. "not all that good")
怎 (literal) → 怎 · zěn · how 样 (literal) → 样/樣 · yàng · situation
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 怎样/怎樣 · zěnyàng · so-and-so — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
怎样 / 怎樣
zěnyàng
so-and-so
Used as a placeholder for an unspecified or indefinite state or action
怎 (literal) → 怎 · zěn · how 样 (literal) → 样/樣 · yàng · pattern
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition