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怎么着

zěn me zhāo · zen me zhao

Traditional 怎麼著

Meaning

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  1. what?
  2. how?
  3. how about?
  4. whatever
  5. also pr. [zěn me zhe]
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Too full for skewers

  1. Liangliang

    逛(guàng)了(le)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)，咱们(zánmen)现在(xiànzài)怎么着(zěnmezhāo)？

    We've walked all evening. What now?

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么着(zěnmezhāo)？当然(dāngrán)是(shì)吃(chī)烤串(kǎochuàn)！

    What? Skewers, of course!

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)吃不下(chībuxià)了(le)，你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I can't eat any more. What about you?

  4. Dengdeng

    怎么着(zěnmezhāo)，你(nǐ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)陪(péi)我(wǒ)吃(chī)吗(ma)？

    So what, you won't keep me company?

  5. Liangliang

    好好好(hǎohǎohǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)看(kàn)你(nǐ)吃(chī)。

    OK, OK, I'll watch you eat.

  6. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)也(yě)吃不下(chībuxià)了(le)。

    Actually, I can't eat any more either.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)到(dào)底(dǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)着(zhāo)，去(qù)还(hái)是(shi)不(bú)去(qù)？

What exactly are you going to do, go or not?

02

咱(zán)们(men)先(xiān)吃(chī)饭(fàn)，然(rán)后(hòu)再(zài)看(kàn)怎(zěn)么(me)着(zhāo)。

Let's eat first, and then we'll see what to do.

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