zěn​me​shuō​ne

how should I put it

  • created sense approved 怎么说呢/怎麼說呢 · zěn​me​shuō​ne · how should I put it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怎么说呢 / 怎麼說呢

    zěn​me​shuō​ne

    how should I put it

    Filler phrase used when a speaker is hesitating or trying to find the right way to express something

    怎么 (literal) → 怎么/怎麼 · zěn​me · how 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 呢 (bound) → 呢 · ne · [query]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 怎么说呢/怎麼說呢 · zěn​me​shuō​ne · how come — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怎么说呢 / 怎麼說呢

    zěn​me​shuō​ne

    how come

    Used to ask for a reason or explanation; why is that

    怎么 (literal) → 怎么/怎麼 · zěn​me · why 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 呢 (bound) → 呢 · ne · [query]

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

    created sense