zěn​me HSK1

why

怎么 (怎麼) zěn​me
why pronoun
for what reason; how come

Why didn't you go to class?

how pronoun
in what way or by what means

怎么

zhè zěn​me xiě?

How do you write this character?

what pronoun
asking about the nature or state of something

怎么

zhè shì zěn​me huí shì?

What is going on?

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2658.0 per million appears in 99% of films
Written text
462.5 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT