Writing
怎么样 (zěnme yàng) — how to say "how? how about? how are things?" in Chinese
怎么样
How? how about? how are things?
question word
How to use it
Goes where the answer would be; the word order doesn't change.
你今天怎么样？
nǐ jīn tiān zěn me yàng
How are you today?
Character composition
怎么
how; in what way
样
appearance; condition
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
丿
Slash
#4 · piě · 1 stroke
木
Tree
#75 · mù · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Examples
汉语怎么样？我很喜欢汉语。
How about Chinese? I really like Chinese.
你怎么样
How are you?
Mnemonic
[zěnme yàng-] Zen the Magician is performing a magic trick where he asks "How are things?" (怎么样) 🎩. On stage, he waves his wand to draw a question mark in the air, seeking answers from the enchanted audience. Magical creatures with emoji 😺 faces appear, whispering "怎么样?" back to him, creating a curious and whimsical atmosphere!
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "how? how about? how are things?" in Chinese?
"how? how about? how are things?" in Chinese is 怎么样 (zěnme yàng).
怎么样 meaning in English
怎么样 (zěnme yàng) means "How? how about? how are things?".
How is 怎么样 pronounced?
It is pronounced zěnme yàng (written as zenme yang, zenmeyang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "how? how about? how are things?" in Chinese characters?
It is written 怎么样: 怎 has 9 strokes, 么 has 3 strokes, 样 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 怎么样?
怎么样 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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