How to say “how” in Chinese
how (is it)
“How” in Chinese is 怎么样, zěn me yàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
怎么样 is read zěn me yàng: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 心 “heart”.
A suffix with no meaning of its own, read with the neutral tone.
On the left, 木 “tree”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “怎么样”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 怎么样. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天天气怎么样？jīntiāntiānqìzěnmeyàngWhat's the weather like today?
- 你觉得这家饭店怎么样？nǐjuédezhèjiāfàndiànzěnmeyàngWhat do you think of this restaurant?
- 你考得怎么样？nǐkǎodezěnmeyàngHow did you do?
- 你的新邻居怎么样？nǐdexīnlínjūzěnmeyàngHow are your new neighbors?
- 他们的女儿怎么样？tāmendenǚ’érzěnmeyàngWhat's their daughter like?
- 你最近怎么样？nǐzuìjìnzěnmeyàngHow have you been lately?
More words from the lesson “What's the weather like?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “how” in Chinese?
“How” in Chinese is 怎么样, pinyin zěnmeyàng.
What does 怎么样 mean?
怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) means “how (is it)”.
How do you write 怎么样?
怎么样 is 3 characters: 怎 (zěn) — how; 么 (me) — part of “what”; 样 (yàng) — look, pattern. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 怎么样?
怎么样 is read zěnmeyàng. Tones: zěn — third tone, me — neutral tone, yàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“how” in the lesson “What's the weather like?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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