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怎么
怎麽
zěnme
1. variant of [[怎麼|怎么<zěnme>]]
HSK 1

Character Breakdown

怎
zěn
what? why? how?
HSK 1 9 丶
么
me
interrogative particle
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (10)

不怎么
bùzěnme
not very
怎么了
zěnmele
What's up?
怎么样
zěnmeyàng
how?
HSK 1
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 (1)

怎么看上去跟现在不太一样?
Zěnme kàn shàngqù gēn xiànzài bú tài yíyàng?
How come it looks a bit different from now?
Text 2

Alternate Entries

怎么
zěnme
how? / what? / why?
HSK 1

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