怎么 zěnme how
how; why
How to remember 怎么: 怎 how + 么 question particle = how.
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How it is used
- 'How; how come' - 怎么走? (zěnme zǒu?) how do I get there? 怎么了? (zěnme le?) what's wrong?
- For manner it precedes the verb (怎么做 how to do it); for cause it questions a reason (你怎么不来? how come you're not coming?).
Example sentences
- 她怎么了？ Tā zěnme le?What happened to her?
- 究竟怎么做，心里应该先有个大谱儿。 Jiūjìng zěnme zuò, xīnli yīnggāi xiān yǒu ge dà pǔr.Before you start anything, you ought to have a general idea of what you’re going to do.