怎么样
zěnme yàng
How? how about? how are things?
How to say “how is it?” in Chinese with 怎么样
⋯⋯怎么样 (zěnmeyàng)？
怎么样 (zěn mó yàng) — how is it?
HSK 1Question Forms
⋯⋯怎么样 (zěnmeyàng)？
HSK 1Question Forms怎么样 (zěn mó yàng) — how is it?
Rule structure
怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) follows the subject and requests some kind of assessment. This construction is very colloquial.
Rule structure
怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) follows the subject and requests some kind of assessment. This construction is very colloquial.
Examples
你怎么样？
Nǐ zěnmeyàng?
How are you?
这本书怎么样？
Zhè běnshū zěnmeyàng?
How is this book?
你的书怎么样？
Nǐ de shū zěnmeyàng?
How is your book?
Examples
你怎么样？
Nǐ zěnmeyàng?
How are you?
这本书怎么样？
Zhè běnshū zěnmeyàng?
How is this book?
你的书怎么样？
Nǐ de shū zěnmeyàng?
How is your book?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “how is it?” in Chinese with 怎么样?
Use the structure: ⋯⋯怎么样 (zěnmeyàng)？. For example: 你怎么样？ — “How are you?”.
What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?
你怎么样？ — “How are you?”.
Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?
This grammar rule is part of HSK 1.
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什么 — question words
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吗 — yes-no questions
Statement + 吗 (ma)？
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A + 是 (shì) + B
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来 (lái) / 去 (qù) + Place
星期 — days of the week
星期 (xīngqī) + Number
时间 — time words and word order
Subj. + Time … / Time + Subj. …
在 — actions in progress
(正 (zhèng)) 在 (zài) + Verb