怎麼地 [－么－]

Jyutping zam2 mo1 dei6
Pinyin zěn me de

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. pron
    in such a way or manner; in some way
    • 再牛也不敢把他怎麼地。
      再牛也不敢把他怎么地。
      zài niú yě bù gǎn bǎ tā zěn me dì ．
      They wouldn't dare lay a finger on him however tough they were.
    • 這倆人，還沒怎麼地呢，就掰了。
      这俩人，还没怎么地呢，就掰了。
      zhèi liǎ rén ， hái méi zěn me dì ne ， jiù bāi le ．
      Those two people broke up before they even started seriously dating.
    • 高爾夫怎麼地也是一項洋氣的運動。
      高尔夫怎么地也是一项洋气的运动。
      gāo ěr fū zěn me dì yě shì yī xiàng yáng qì de yùn dòng ．
      Golf is a high-class sport regardless.
    • 你以為你能想怎麼地就怎麼地啊。
      你以为你能想怎么地就怎么地啊。
      nǐ yǐ wéi nǐ néng xiǎng zěn me dì jiù zěn me dì a ．
      You think you can do whatever you want here?
    • 不要一張嘴就你們城裏人怎麼怎麼地了。
      不要一张嘴就你们城里人怎么怎么地了。
      bù yào yī zhāng zuǐ jiù nǐ men chéng lǐ rén zěn me zěn me dì le ．
      Don't speak like every sentence coming out of your mouth is about how you think city-dwellers are superior [lit. are such and such].
    • 現在這水平，再怎麼地，哪天去了國外，日常生活還是能應付的。
      现在这水平，再怎么地，哪天去了国外，日常生活还是能应付的。
      xiàn zài zhè shuǐ píng ， zài zěn me dì ， nǎ tiān qù le guó wài ， rì cháng shēng huó hái shì néng yìng fu de ．
      As bad as it seems, my foreign language level would still be enough for daily conversations if I ever go abroad.
  2. pron
    in which way or manner; how
    • 就不登錄怎麼地了？
      就不登录怎么地了？
      jiù bù dēng lù zěn me dì le ？
      What are you going to do if I just don't log in?
    • 他今天沒上班是怎麼地了？
      他今天没上班是怎么地了？
      tā jīn tiān méi shàng bān shì zěn me dì le ？
      How come he didn't come to work today?
    • 怎麼地，你想找他做老公嗎？
      怎么地，你想找他做老公吗？
      zěn me de ， nǐ xiǎng zhǎo tā zuò lǎo gōng ma ？
      What, you want to make him your husband?
    • 我倒想看看你們能把我怎麼地了。
      我倒想看看你们能把我怎么地了。
      wǒ dào xiǎng kàn kan nǐ men néng bǎ wǒ zěn me dì le ．
      I'm actually looking forward to seeing what you can do to me.
    • 看他暈了，我們當時就蒙了，就不知道怎麼地了。
      看他晕了，我们当时就蒙了，就不知道怎么地了。
      kàn tā yūn le ， wǒ men dāng shí jiù mēng le ， jiù bù zhī dào zěn me dì le ．
      Seeing that he fainted, we were so shocked and were at a loss what to do.
  3. pron, usually, with-negation
    in a good way or manner
    • 她長得不錯，但是性格卻不怎麼地。
      她长得不错，但是性格却不怎么地。
      tā zhǎng de bù cuò ， dàn shì xìng gé què bù zěn me dì ．
      She is quite good-looking, but her personality is not so flattering.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    再牛也不敢把他怎么地。
    再牛也不敢把他怎麼地。
    zài niú yě bù gǎn bǎ tā zěn me dì ．
    • They wouldn't dare lay a finger on him however tough they were.
  2. Mandarin
    这俩人，还没怎么地呢，就掰了。
    這倆人，還沒怎麼地呢，就掰了。
    zhèi liǎ rén ， hái méi zěn me dì ne ， jiù bāi le ．
    • Those two people broke up before they even started seriously dating.
  3. Mandarin
    高尔夫怎么地也是一项洋气的运动。
    高爾夫怎麼地也是一項洋氣的運動。
    gāo ěr fū zěn me dì yě shì yī xiàng yáng qì de yùn dòng ．
    • Golf is a high-class sport regardless.
  4. Mandarin
    你以为你能想怎么地就怎么地啊。
    你以為你能想怎麼地就怎麼地啊。
    nǐ yǐ wéi nǐ néng xiǎng zěn me dì jiù zěn me dì a ．
    • You think you can do whatever you want here?
  5. Mandarin
    不要一张嘴就你们城里人怎么怎么地了。
    不要一張嘴就你們城裏人怎麼怎麼地了。
    bù yào yī zhāng zuǐ jiù nǐ men chéng lǐ rén zěn me zěn me dì le ．
    • Don't speak like every sentence coming out of your mouth is about how you think city-dwellers are superior [lit. are such and such].