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怎样

zěn yàng · zen yang

Traditional 怎樣

HSK 2

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  1. how
  2. what kind
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Making tea

  1. Leon

    这(zhè)茶(chá)真香(zhēnxiāng)。怎样(zěnyàng)才能(cáinéng)泡(pào)得(de)这么(zhème)好(hǎo)？

    This tea smells great. How can you brew it so well?

  2. Liangliang

    水(shuǐ)不要(bùyào)太(tài)热(rè)，等(děng)一下(yīxià)再(zài)放(fàng)茶叶(cháyè)。

    The water shouldn't be too hot. Wait a moment, then add the tea leaves.

  3. Leon

    要(yào)等(děng)多久(duōjiǔ)？怎样(zěnyàng)才(cái)算(suàn)泡好(pàohǎo)了(le)？

    How long do I wait? How do I know it's brewed?

  4. Liangliang

    大概(dàgài)一(yī)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    About one minute.

  5. Leon

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)等(děng)……一(yī)分钟(fēnzhōng)，两(liǎng)分钟(fēnzhōng)……

    Okay, I'll wait... one minute, two minutes...

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)再(zài)等(děng)，茶(chá)就(jiù)凉(liáng)了(le)！

    If you wait more, the tea will go cold!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

很(hěn)难(nán)说(shuō)明(míng)天(tiān)的(de)天(tiān)气(qì)将(jiāng)会(huì)怎(zěn)样(yàng)。

It's hard to predict what the weather will be like tomorrow.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)能(néng)告(gào)诉(su)我(wǒ)这(zhè)个(ge)字(zì)怎(zěn)样(yàng)读(dú)吗(ma)？

Can you tell me how this character is read?

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怎
zěn

how

样
yàng

manner; pattern

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