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怎么

zěn me · zen me

Traditional 怎麼 / 怎麽

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zěn me 怎麼

  1. how?
  2. what?
  3. why?

zěn me 怎麽

  1. variant of 怎麼 / 怎么 (zěn me)
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How do you eat this?

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)怎么(zěnme)吃(chī)？

    How do you eat this?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)问(wèn)我(wǒ)？

    I don't know, why ask me?

  3. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)吃(chī)过(guò)。

    Because you've eaten it before.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)吃(chī)过(guò)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)忘了(wàngle)怎么(zěnme)吃(chī)。

    I have, but I forgot how to eat it.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)每次(měicì)都(dōu)忘(wàng)？

    Why do you forget every time?

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)每次(měicì)都(dōu)太(tài)好吃(hǎochī)了(le)。

    Because it's too tasty every time.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)要(yào)怎(zěn)么(me)去(qù)火(huǒ)车(chē)站(zhàn)吗(ma)?

Can you tell me how to get to the train station?

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by Joseph · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)找(zhǎo)到(dào)我(wǒ)的(de)房(fáng)子(zi)的(de)？

How did you find my house?

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

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怎
zěn

how

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má

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