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怎生 Pronunciation and Pinyin

怎生 Usage and Examples

How; what; by all means

你问我我有多需要你,亲爱的,我要怎生解释于你?

You ask me how much I need you, must I explain?

而泪眼欢笑,竟为黑暗所掩,叫我怎生抚摩你的发际、擦拭你的泪痕?

Tearful smile, swallowed by the darkness. How could I trace your hair to wipe your tears?

The characters in 怎生

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
怎
zěn9how, what, why
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live

More words starting with 怎

  • zěn怎me么How; what; why; how could; however.
  • 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?

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Questions about 怎生

What does 怎生 mean in Chinese?

怎生 (zěn shēng) means “How; what; by all means”.

How do you pronounce 怎生?

怎生 is pronounced zěn shēng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “How; what; by all means” in Chinese?

“How; what; by all means” is 怎生 (zěn shēng) in Chinese.

How is 怎生 used in a sentence?

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

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