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Chinese
Pronunciation
Adverb
怎麼 (chiefly Mandarin)
- how
- 北京怎麼去？／北京怎么去？ ― Běijīng zěnme qù? ― How do you get to Beijing?
「動人」用英文怎麼說？ [MSC, trad.]
「动人」用英文怎么说？ [MSC, simp.]- “Dòngrén” yòng yīngwén zěnme shuō?
- How do you say dòngrén in English?
這是怎麼回事呀？ [MSC, trad.]
这是怎么回事呀？ [MSC, simp.]- Zhè shì zěnme huí shì ya?
- How did this happen?
- 怎麼會這樣呢？／怎么会这样呢？ ― Zěnme huì zhèyàng ne? ― How could that be?
- how come; why
他今天怎麼沒來上學？ [MSC, trad.]
他今天怎么没来上学？ [MSC, simp.]- Tā jīntiān zěnme méi lái shàngxué?
- How come he didn't come to school today?
你怎麼花了那麼長時間啊？ [MSC, trad.]
你怎么花了那么长时间啊？ [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ zěnme huā le nàme cháng shíjiān a?
- Why did it take you so long?
- in what way; what
我是怎麼跟你說的？ [MSC, trad.]
我是怎么跟你说的？ [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ shì zěnme gēn nǐ shuō de?
- What did I tell you?
閉嘴，我怎麼說你就怎麼辦！ [MSC, trad.]
闭嘴，我怎么说你就怎么办！ [MSC, simp.]- Bìzuǐ, wǒ zěnme shuō nǐ jiù zěnme bàn!
- Shut up and do what I say!
- used to indicate a degree, usually of inadequacy or inferiority
我的女兒現在三歲，還都不怎麼會寫字。 [MSC, trad.]
我的女儿现在三岁，还都不怎么会写字。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ de nǚ'ér xiànzài sān suì, hái dōu bù zěnme huì xiězì.
- My daughter is just three years old and cannot write anything very well.
我很喜歡唱歌，但是我還不怎麼會唱。 [MSC, trad.]
我很喜欢唱歌，但是我还不怎么会唱。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ hěn xǐhuān chànggē, dànshì wǒ hái bù zěnme huì chàng.
- I love singing, but I'm not very good at it.
我現在還不怎麼會打網球，但是在老師的教導下，一定能提高我的水平！ [MSC, trad.]
我现在还不怎么会打网球，但是在老师的教导下，一定能提高我的水平！ [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ xiànzài hái bù zěnme huì dǎ wǎngqiú, dànshì zài lǎoshī de jiàodǎo xià, yīdìng néng tígāo wǒ de shuǐpíng!
- I'm not that great at tennis now, but I will definitely improve under my teacher's guidance!
Verb
怎麼 (chiefly Mandarin)
- to do or become in what way
- 你怎麼了？／你怎么了？ ― Nǐ zěnme le? ― (“In what way did you go?”) What happened to you?
- 我怎麼你了？／我怎么你了？ ― Wǒ zěnme nǐ le? ― (“What in a specific way did I do to you?”) What did I do to you?
Synonyms
- (how; why): 怎生 (zěnshēng) (obsolete)
Dialectal synonyms of
怎麼 (“how”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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何, 如何
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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怎麼
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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怎麼
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| Taiwan
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怎麼
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| Singapore
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怎麼
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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怎麼
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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咋, 咋樣兒
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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咋, 咋的個, 咋麼, 咋麼個
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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咋, 咋個, 啷個
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| Chongqing
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啷個
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| Wuhan
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麼, 麼樣, 哪樣
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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井幹
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| Hefei
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怎樣, 怎
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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點, 點樣
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| Hong Kong
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點, 點樣
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| Taishan
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幾何
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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點
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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點
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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啷, 啷樣
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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仰般, 仰仔
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| Wuhua (Meilin)
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仰般
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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仰來
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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仰般, 仰仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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仰仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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仰般
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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仰脣, 仰
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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仰般, 仰般形
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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仰子
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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采翹
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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咋, 咋底
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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怎怎, 怎, 怎其
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| Fuqing
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安難, 怎生
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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安難
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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按怎, 怎影
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| Taipei
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按怎
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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按怎
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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按怎
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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障仔, 按怎, 怎
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| Chaozhou
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在生, 乜生, 做呢, 做物
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| Raoping
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做呢
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| Shantou
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做呢
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| Jieyang
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做呢
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| Haifeng
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做呢
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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做呢, 做物
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| Batam (Teochew)
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做呢物, 做物
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| Wenchang
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怎作, 作乜
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| Haikou
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咋作
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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怎作
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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哪能
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| Suzhou
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捺亨
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| Ningbo
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咋, 咋貌, 咋貌介
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| Wenzhou
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訾那, 訾那能
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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何什, 何裡
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| Shuangfeng
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麼家
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Derived terms
See also
- 怎樣／怎样 (zěnyàng, “in what way”)
- 什麼／什么 (shénme, “what”)
- 誰／谁 (shéi, “who”)
- 什麼時候／什么时候 (shénme shíhou, “when”)
- 哪裡／哪里 (nǎlǐ, “where”)
- 哪兒／哪儿 (nǎr, “where”)