怎么
zěnme
how; in what way
Type: PronounsHSK 1
怎 (radical 心 + 乍) + 么 (suffix). The interrogative adverb 'how'.
Used to ask the manner or the cause. '怎么' can also express surprise or reproach: '你怎么这样？' (how can you be like this?). A very versatile word.
怎
心xīnheart
乍zhàsuddenly
么
丿piěcurved stroke
厶sīprivate
你怎么了？
Nǐ zěnme le?
What's wrong?
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