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HSK 1
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)
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
今天的羊肉很好吃，你怎么不吃了？
Jīntiān de yángròu hěn hǎo chī, nǐ zěnme bù chī le?
Today's lamb is delicious. Why did you stop eating?
Text 2
客人就要来了，你怎么还不打扫房间啊？
Kè rén jiù yào lái le, nǐ zěnme hái bù dǎsǎo fángjiān a?
The guests are about to arrive—why haven't you cleaned the room yet?
Text 1
小明，你的眼睛怎么跟大熊猫一样了？
Xiǎomíng, nǐ de yǎnjing zěnme gēn dà xióngmāo yíyàng le?
Xiaoming, how come your eyes look like a giant panda's?
Text 4
这两天怎么没看见小张？
Zhè liǎng tiān zěnme méi kànjiàn Xiǎo Zhāng?
How come I haven't seen Xiao Zhang these past two days?
Text 4
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
你怎么突然关心起体育来了？
Nǐ zěnme túrán guānxīn qǐ tǐyù lái le?
Why did you suddenly start caring about sports?
Text 2
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