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怎么

zěn me

HSK 1

Meaning

  • how?
  • what?
  • why?
  • variant of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]

Definition

疑问副词，表示方式、原因或状态。

Interrogative adverb indicating manner, reason, or state.

Usage

用于询问如何做某事、为什么或什么情况。可以放在动词前，也可以单独使用。

Used to ask how to do something, why, or what situation. Can be placed before a verb or used alone.

Examples

  • 1 你怎么去学校？(How do you go to school?)
  • 2 这个问题怎么解决？(How to solve this problem?)
  • 3 你怎么不来？(Why don't you come?)
  • 4 他怎么了？(What happened to him?)
  • 5 这个字怎么写？(How to write this character?)

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