怎

what? why? how?; how

Strokes
9
Pinyin
zěn

Parts

Words with 怎

  1. 怎奈zěn nài · zennai(often used in early vernacular) but alas; however
  2. 怎样zěn yàng · zenyanghow; what kind
  3. 怎生zěn shēng · zenshenghow; why
  4. 怎的zěn de · zendewhat for; why; how
  5. 怎能zěn néng · zennenghow can?
  6. 怎么zěn me · zenmehow?; what?; why?
  7. 不怎么bù zěn me · buzenmenot very; not particularly
  8. 再怎么zài zěn me · zaizenmeno matter how ...
  9. 怎么了zěn me le · zenmeleWhat's up?; What's going on?; What happened?
  10. 怎么样zěn me yàng · zenmeyanghow?; how about?; how was it?
  11. 怎么着zěn me zhāo · zenmezhaowhat?; how?; how about?
  12. 怎么办zěn me bàn · zenmebanwhat's to be done
  13. 不怎么样bù zěn me yàng · buzenmeyangnot up to much; very indifferent; nothing great about it
  14. 不管怎样bù guǎn zěn yàng · buguanzenyangin any case; no matter what
  15. 怎么回事zěn me huí shì · zenmehuishiwhat's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?
  16. 怎么得了zěn me dé liǎo · zenmedeliaohow can this be?; what's to be done?; what an awful mess!
  17. 怎么搞的zěn me gǎo de · zenmegaodeHow did it happen?; What's wrong?; What went wrong?
  18. 怎么说呢zěn me shuō ne · zenmeshuoneWhy is that?; How come?
  19. 此话怎讲cǐ huà zěn jiǎng · cihuazenjiangHow do you mean?; How could that be the case?; How so?
  20. 怎一个愁字了得zěn yī gè chóu zì liǎo dé · zenyigechouziliaode(last line of the poem 聲聲慢|声声慢[Sheng1 sheng1 Man4] by Song poet Li Qingzhao 李清照[Li3 Qing1 zhao4]); how can it be expressed in one word, "sorrow"?; how can words express such sadness?

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