怎么 Traditional: 怎麼
Pinyin IPA [tsən˨˩˦ mɤ] Zhuyin
HSK 1 pronoun 代词 Book 1 · Lesson 6 freq #128
Meaning
- pronoun 代词 (indicating nature, condition or manner, etc.) how
How, or why — the question word for manner and, sometimes, reason: 怎么走？ ("how do I get there?"), 怎么了？ ("what's wrong?").
- how?
- what?
- why?
Examples
| 怎么了？ | zěn me le | What's happened? |
| 你怎么了？ | nǐ zěn me le | What's with you? |
| 工作怎么样？ | gōng zuò zěn me yàng | How's work? |
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