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怎么 zěnme

怎么 zěnme Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 怎么 zěnme .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zěnme | zen3 me5
English translation
how?
what?
why?
variant of 怎麼
>怎么 zěnme [zěn me]

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Traditional form

怎麼

Part of speech

Pronoun / 代词 dài cí Dàicí
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Etymology of 怎么 zěnme

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zěn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and zuò represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

zhà

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

乍心

Number of Strokes

9

Explanation

Variant form of yāo . In simplified Chinese is also used to mean "[particle]", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character me .

Positional decomposition

丿厶

Number of Strokes

3

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Example sentences using 怎么 zěnme

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他们 tā men de 聚会 jùhuì lòng le ,这个 zhè ge zuì 怎么 zěnme péi 得起 ya ?

How can I ever make amends for ruining their party?

páo chū duō de , 后面 hòumian kuā le gōu : “ 怎么 zěnme zhāo , yāo 劲儿 jìn r ?

After one li, one of the young pullers praised him , " How're you feeling ? " " Tired? "

最好 zuìhǎo shì zuò 体检 tǐ jiǎn ! gān 吃不 bǎo 怎么 zěnme huí shì ?

How does dry be on short commons return a responsibility?

爸爸 bàba , chā 一句 yī jù . 怎么 zěnme huì gǎo Cuò Ān Dōng 索非亚 Suǒ fēi yà ?

Lorelai: " I'm sorry . Dad, how do you mix up Anton and Sophia ? "

特迪 tān kāi 双手 shuāng shǒu ,好象 hǎo xiàng 怎么 zěnme shuì bìng 那么 nà me 要紧 yào jǐn 似的 shìde .

Teddy raised his hands as if the answer didn't matter.

怎么 zěnme Decomposition

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怎么 zěnme Compounds

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