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how

  • created reference approved 怎么样/怎麼樣 → 怎样/怎樣 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    怎样 / 怎樣 zěn​yàng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 怎么样/怎麼樣 · zěn​me​yàng · how — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怎么样 / 怎麼樣

    zěn​me​yàng

    how

    how; what's it like; how about it; how are things; in what way

    怎么 (literal) → 怎么/怎麼 · zěn​me · how 样 (literal) → 样/樣 · yàng · situation

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 怎么样/怎麼樣 · zěn​me​yàng · up to much — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怎么样 / 怎麼樣

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    up to much

    used in the negative (often [[不|不|bu4]] [[怎么样|怎麼樣|zen3 me5 yang4]]) to mean not very good, mediocre, or not up to much

    怎么 (literal) → 怎么/怎麼 · zěn​me · how 样 (literal) → 样/樣 · yàng · situation

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 怎么样/怎麼樣 · zěn​me​yàng · what of it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怎么样 / 怎麼樣

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    what of it

    used in rhetorical questions or challenges to mean what can be done about it or what action can be taken against someone

    怎么 (literal) → 怎么/怎麼 · zěn​me · how 样 (literal) → 样/樣 · yàng · situation

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  • created sense approved 怎么样/怎麼樣 · zěn​me​yàng · I told you so — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怎么样 / 怎麼樣

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    I told you so

    used independently to emphasize that one's previous statement or prediction was correct; See? or What did I tell you?

    怎么 (literal) → 怎么/怎麼 · zěn​me · how 样 (literal) → 样/樣 · yàng · situation

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

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