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怎么样

zěn me yàng · zen me yang

Traditional 怎麼樣

HSK 2Old HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. how?
  2. how about?
  3. how was it?
  4. how are things?
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  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)一首(yīshǒu)歌(gē)，你(nǐ)听听(tīngtīng)，怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    I wrote a song. Listen. How is it?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)听(tīng)真话(zhēnhuà)吗(ma)？

    Do you want the truth?

  3. Liangliang

    想(xiǎng)。那(nà)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Yes. So, how is it?

  4. Dengdeng

    曲子(qǔzi)很(hěn)好听(hǎotīng)，就是(jiùshì)没有(méiyǒu)歌词(gēcí)。

    The tune is lovely, but there are no lyrics.

  5. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)歌词(gēcí)？那(nà)我(wǒ)唱(chàng)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    No lyrics? Then what did I sing?

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)唱(chàng)“啦啦啦(lalala)”。

    You just sang "la la la" all the time.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)觉(jué)得(de)这(zhè)些(xiē)诗(shī)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？

What do you think of these poems?

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by grindeldore · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)没(méi)有(yǒu)其(qí)它(tā)可(kě)说(shuō)的(de)，那(nà)对(duì)我(wǒ)说(shuō)“嗨(hāi)，你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？”就(jiù)毫(háo)无(wú)意(yì)义(yì)。

There's no point saying "Hi, how are you?" to me if you have nothing else to say.

Tatoeba: Chinese by popolady · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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怎
zěn

how

么
má

exclamatory final particle

样
yàng

manner; pattern

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