Read Edit View history 怎麼 zěnme HSK1 how Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 怎么 怎麼 zěnme frequency variant 怎麽 how adverb how; by what means; in what way 怎么才算一条好狗？ zěnme cái suàn yī tiáo hǎo gǒu? What makes a good dog? 你知道怎么开飞机吗？ nǐ zhīdao zěnme kāi fēijī ma? Do you know how to fly a plane? why adverb why; how come; for what reason 你怎么知道我要离开？ nǐ zěnme zhīdao wǒ yào lí kāi? How did you know I was leaving? 它们怎么会使你开心？ tāmen zěnme huì shǐ nǐ kāi xīn? How can they make you happy? any adverb Used in negative sentences with words like 不 bù or 没 méi to mean "not very" or "not much". 我们最近没怎么见到你。 wǒmen zuìjìn méi zěnme jiàn dào nǐ. We haven't seen much of you lately. something pronoun Used to refer to something indefinitely or vaguely, often in negative or interrogative contexts whatever Used as a placeholder for any manner or way, often in mirrored structures 怎么 怎麼 zěnme what (interrogative) adverb Used to ask what is wrong or what is happening, often followed by the particle le. 其他的三个人怎么了？ qítā de sān ge rén zěnme le? What happened to the other three? 你最近怎么了？ nǐ zuìjìn zěnme le? What's wrong with you lately? however adverb Used to mean "however", "whatever", or "no matter how" in sentences where two parts of the sentence mirror each other or when followed by 也 yě or 都 dōu. 我怎么说他都不听。 wǒ zěnme shuō tā dōu bù tīng. No matter what I say, he won't listen. 你想怎么叫她都可以。 nǐ xiǎng zěnme jiào tā dōu kěyǐ. You can call her whatever you want. what (exclamation) adverb Used at the beginning of a sentence to express surprise, meaning "What!" or "How!" 怎么，你在哭吗？ zěnme, nǐ zài kū ma? What, are you crying? Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions 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 Cross-References See 了 le不 bù没 méi也 yě都 dōuSame as 安 ān乌 wū咋 zǎ肿么 zhǒngmeReferenced by 怎么了 zěnmele怎 zěnSynonym 怎生 zěnshēng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
怎么 怎麼 zěnme frequency variant 怎麽 how adverb how; by what means; in what way 怎么才算一条好狗？ zěnme cái suàn yī tiáo hǎo gǒu? What makes a good dog? 你知道怎么开飞机吗？ nǐ zhīdao zěnme kāi fēijī ma? Do you know how to fly a plane? why adverb why; how come; for what reason 你怎么知道我要离开？ nǐ zěnme zhīdao wǒ yào lí kāi? How did you know I was leaving? 它们怎么会使你开心？ tāmen zěnme huì shǐ nǐ kāi xīn? How can they make you happy? any adverb Used in negative sentences with words like 不 bù or 没 méi to mean "not very" or "not much". 我们最近没怎么见到你。 wǒmen zuìjìn méi zěnme jiàn dào nǐ. We haven't seen much of you lately. something pronoun Used to refer to something indefinitely or vaguely, often in negative or interrogative contexts whatever Used as a placeholder for any manner or way, often in mirrored structures 怎么 怎麼 zěnme what (interrogative) adverb Used to ask what is wrong or what is happening, often followed by the particle le. 其他的三个人怎么了？ qítā de sān ge rén zěnme le? What happened to the other three? 你最近怎么了？ nǐ zuìjìn zěnme le? What's wrong with you lately? however adverb Used to mean "however", "whatever", or "no matter how" in sentences where two parts of the sentence mirror each other or when followed by 也 yě or 都 dōu. 我怎么说他都不听。 wǒ zěnme shuō tā dōu bù tīng. No matter what I say, he won't listen. 你想怎么叫她都可以。 nǐ xiǎng zěnme jiào tā dōu kěyǐ. You can call her whatever you want. what (exclamation) adverb Used at the beginning of a sentence to express surprise, meaning "What!" or "How!" 怎么，你在哭吗？ zěnme, nǐ zài kū ma? What, are you crying? Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions 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 Cross-References See 了 le不 bù没 méi也 yě都 dōuSame as 安 ān乌 wū咋 zǎ肿么 zhǒngmeReferenced by 怎么了 zěnmele怎 zěnSynonym 怎生 zěnshēng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)