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how

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zen3me5 zěnme

Meaning


Primary

how

Mnemonic


Saying 怎 how by itself is a bit rude, so its nice to add a bit after it, like "麼 muh", to make it feel more polite. That is exactly 怎麼 how you should say it.

Usage


他 怎麼 這麼 蠢?

How could he be this stupid?

你 的 小孩 怎麼樣?

How are your children?

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