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Pinyin zěn me

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. how?
  2. what?
  3. why?
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 代詞、書面語
    即​係​點樣
    how
    • 請問點樣去大會堂架?
      请问点样去大会堂架?
      cing2 man6 dim2 joeng2 heoi3 daai6 wui6 tong4 gaa3?
      請問怎麼去大會堂呢?
  2. 代詞、書面語
    即​係​點解​、​做​乜
    why
    • 你做乜喊呀?
      你做乜喊呀?
      nei5 zou6 mat1 haam3 aa3?
      怎麼你在哭呢?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, Mandarin
    in what way; what
    • 我是怎麼跟你説的?
      我是怎么跟你说的?
      wǒ shì zěn me gēn nǐ shuō de ?
      What did I tell you?
    • 閉嘴,我怎麼説你就怎麼辦!
      闭嘴,我怎么说你就怎么办!
      bì zuǐ , wǒ zěn me shuō nǐ jiù zěn me bàn !
      Shut up and do what I say!
  2. adv, Mandarin
    how come; why
    • 他今天怎麼沒來上學?
      他今天怎么没来上学?
      tā jīn tiān zěn me méi lái shàng xué ?
      How come he didn't come to school today?
    • 你怎麼花了那麼長時間啊?
      你怎么花了那么长时间啊?
      nǐ zěn me huā le nà me cháng shí jiān a ?
      Why did it take you so long?
  3. adv, Mandarin
    how
    • 北京怎麼去?
      北京怎么去?
      běi jīng zěn me qù ?
      How do you get to Beijing?
    • “動人”用英文怎麼説?
      “动人”用英文怎么说?
      “ dòng rén ” yòng yīng wén zěn me shuō ?
      X
    • 這是怎麼回事呀?
      这是怎么回事呀?
      zhè shì zěn me huí shì ya ?
      How did this happen?
    • 怎麼會這樣呢?
      怎么会这样呢?
      zěn me huì zhè yàng ne ?
      How could that be?
  4. adv, Mandarin
    used to indicate a degree, usually of inadequacy or inferiority
    • 我的女兒現在三歲,還都不怎麼會寫字。
      我的女儿现在三岁,还都不怎么会写字。
      wǒ de nǚ ér xiàn zài sān suì , hái dōu bù zěn me huì xiě zì .
      My daughter is just three years old and cannot write anything very well.
    • 我很喜歡唱歌,但是我還不怎麼會唱。
      我很喜欢唱歌,但是我还不怎么会唱。
      wǒ hěn xǐ huān chàng gē , dàn shì wǒ hái bù zěn me huì chàng .
      I love singing, but I'm not very good at it.
    • 我現在還不怎麼會打網球,但是在老師的教導下,一定能提高我的水平!
      我现在还不怎么会打网球,但是在老师的教导下,一定能提高我的水平!
      wǒ xiàn zài hái bù zěn me huì dǎ wǎng qiú , dàn shì zài lǎo shī de jiào dǎo xià , yī dìng néng tí gāo wǒ de shuǐ píng !
      I'm not that great at tennis now, but I will definitely improve under my teacher's guidance!
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #460
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    能不能麻烦你告诉我去邻村怎么走?
    能不能麻煩你告訴我去鄰村怎麼走?
    néng bù néng má fan nǐ gào sù wǒ qù lín cūn zěn me zǒu ?
    • Sorry, but can you show me the way to the next village?
  2. Mandarin
    护士会告诉你怎么做。
    護士會告訴你怎麼做。
    hù shi huì gào sù nǐ zěn me zuò 。
    • The nurse will tell you how to do it.
  3. Mandarin
    你怎么拼“pretty”?
    你怎麼拼“pretty”?
    nǐ zěn me pīn “pretty”?
    • How do you spell "pretty"?
  4. Mandarin
    如果你没有其它可说的,那对我说“嗨,你怎么样?”就毫无意义。
    如果你沒有其它可説的,那對我説“嗨,你怎麼樣?”就毫無意義。
    rú guǒ nǐ méi yǒu qí tā kě shuō de , nà duì wǒ shuō “ hāi , nǐ zěn me yàng ?” jiù háo wú yì yì 。
    • There's no point saying "Hi, how are you?" to me if you have nothing else to say.
  5. Mandarin
    我们去滑雪怎么样?
    我們去滑雪怎麼樣?
    wǒ men qù huá xuě zěn me yàng ?
    • What do you say we go skiing?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你这人怎么这么二!
    你這人怎麼這麼二!
    nǐ zhè rén zěn me zhè me èr !
    • Why are you so incorrigibly stupid!
  2. Mandarin
    你怎么没有听到我的敲门声?
    你怎麼沒有聽到我的敲門聲?
    nǐ zěn me méi yǒu tīng dào wǒ de qiāo mén shēng ?
    • How did you not hear my knocking on the door?
  3. Mandarin
    呦!你怎么也来了?
    呦!你怎麼也來了?
    yōu ! nǐ zěn me yě lái le ?
    • Hey! Fancy seeing you here.
  4. Mandarin
    我又想去,又不想去,该怎么办?
    我又想去,又不想去,該怎麼辦?
    wǒ yòu xiǎng qù , yòu bù xiǎng qù , gāi zěn me bàn ?
    • I want to go, but I also don't want to go, what should I do?
  5. Mandarin
    咦,他怎么在这儿?
    咦,他怎麼在這兒?
    yí , tā zěn me zài zhè r5 ?
    • Uh, why is he here?