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怎么 Pronunciation and Pinyin

怎么 Usage and Examples

How; what; why; how could; however.

我在自己家里爱怎么穿就怎么穿!

I'll dress how I like in my own house!

人们怎么想就会怎么说,你阻止不了。

You can't stop people from saying what they think.

The characters in 怎么

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
怎
zěn9how, what, why
么
me3interrogative particle

More words starting with 怎

  • zěn怎me么yě也no matter what, anyway
  • zěn怎me么yě也xiǎng想bù不qǐ起Can't remember at all., Can't recall it for the life of me.
  • zěn怎me么yě也méi没xiǎng想dào到Never expected, Couldn't have imagined
  • zěn怎me么le了What's wrong?, What happened?
  • zěn怎me么zuò做How to do it?, How is it done?
  • zěn怎me么bàn办What to do?, What should I do?
  • zěn怎me么nǔ努lì力How to try hard, How to work hard
  • zěn怎me么ké可yǐ以How can...?, How could...?
  • zěn怎me么kě可néng能How is that possible?, How can that be?
  • zěn怎me么hǒng哄yě也No matter how you coax, However you coax
  • zěn怎me么huí回shì事What's wrong?, What happened?
  • zěn怎me么jiù就How come?, How could?

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Questions about 怎么

What does 怎么 mean in Chinese?

怎么 (zěn me) means “How; what; why; how could; however”.

How do you pronounce 怎么?

怎么 is pronounced zěn me in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “How; what; why; how could; however.” in Chinese?

“How; what; why; how could; however.” is 怎么 (zěn me) in Chinese.

How is 怎么 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 怎么, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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