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怎么
怎麼
zěnme
1.
how?
2.
what?
3.
why?
HSK 1
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (10)
不怎么
bùzěnme
not very
怎么了
zěnmele
What's up?
怎么样
zěnmeyàng
how?
怎么着
zěnmezhāo
what?
怎么办
zěnmebàn
what's to be done
怎么了
zěnmele
variant of [[怎麼了|怎么了<zěnmele>]]
不怎么样
bùzěnmeyàng
not up to much
怎么回事
zěnmehuíshì
what's the matter?
怎么得了
zěnmedéliǎo
how can this be?
怎么搞的
zěnmegǎode
How did it happen?
Example Sentences (10)
你的客厅里怎么到处是书啊？这些书你都喜欢看吗？
Nǐ de kètīng lǐ zěnme dàochù shì shū a? Zhèxiē shū nǐ dōu xǐhuan kàn ma?
Why are there books everywhere in your living room? Do you like to read all of these books?
Text 3
我的眼镜呢？怎么突然找不到了？你看见了吗？
Wǒ de yǎnjìng ne? Zěnme tūrán zhǎo bù dào le? Nǐ kànjiàn le ma?
Where are my glasses? Why can't I find them all of a sudden? Did you see them?
Text 1
妈，您看我刚买的裤子，洗完以后颜色怎么变得这么难看呢？
Mā, nín kàn wǒ gāng mǎi de kùzi, xǐ wán yǐhòu yánsè zěnme biàn de zhème nánkàn ne?
Mom, look at the pants I just bought; why did the color become so ugly after washing?
Text 2
怎么又买了这么多饼干和巧克力？难道你不减肥了？
Zěnme yòu mǎi le zhème duō bǐnggān hé qiǎokèlì? Nándào nǐ bù jiǎnféi le?
Why did you buy so many cookies and chocolate again? Aren't you dieting anymore?
Text 1
我的照相机被谁拿走了？怎么找不到了？
Wǒ de zhàoxiàngjī bèi shéi ná zǒu le? Zěnme zhǎo bú dào le?
Who took my camera away? Why can't I find it?
Text 1
昨天你们怎么都没去打篮球？
Zuótiān nǐmen zěnme dōu méi qù dǎ lánqiú?
Why didn't any of you go play basketball yesterday?
Text 3
你咳嗽好点儿了吗？医生怎么说的？
Nǐ ké sou hǎo diǎnr le ma? Yīshēng zěnme shuō de?
Is your cough any better? What did the doctor say?
Text 2
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