怎 zěn how
how; why
怎么记住“怎”: 乍 suddenly + 心 heart = how. Suddenly the tourist's heart stops in the middle of the market as she wonders how her purse just disappeared.
部件结构
怎 = 乍 suddenly + 心 heart
- 乍 suddenly
- 心 heart
Suddenly the tourist's heart stops in the middle of the market as she wonders how her purse just disappeared.
用法
- The question root for manner and cause - lives inside 怎么 / 怎样 / 怎么样 rather than standing alone: 怎么办? (zěnme bàn) what do I do?
- 怎么了? (zěnme le) what's wrong? and 怎么样? (zěnmeyàng) how's it going? / how about it? are everyday openers.
- Note the split of jobs: 怎么 asks how/why, 什么 asks what - 你怎么去 how you go vs 你去什么地方 what place you go to.
含“怎”的词语
例句
- 她怎么了？ Tā zěnme le?What happened to her?
- 这件衣服怎么样？ Zhè jiàn yīfu zěnmeyàng?How do you like this dress?
- 你认为怎么样？ Nǐ rènwéi zěnmeyàng?What do you think?
- 后来事情怎么样？ Hòulái shìqing zěnme yàng?How did things turn out later?