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| Pronunciation |
: |
zěn |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- why; how. (pro)
|
| Radical |
: |
心 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
怎 |
| Usage |
: |
30% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
how; what; why; however |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
what can be done? what should we do? |
Sentences:
| 1. Why weren’t you in class yesterday? |
| nǐ |
zuó |
tiān |
zěn |
me |
méi |
lái |
shàng |
kè |
? |
| 你 |
昨 |
天 |
怎 |
么 |
没 |
来 |
上 |
课 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 昨天 |
: |
yesterday |
| 怎么 |
: |
why |
| 没 |
: |
do not |
| 来 |
: |
come |
| 上课 |
: |
attend class |
|
| 2. What on earth has happened here? |
| zhè |
dào |
dǐ |
shì |
zěn |
me |
yì |
huí |
shì |
？ |
| 这 |
到 |
底 |
是 |
怎 |
么 |
一 |
回 |
事 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 到底 |
: |
on earth |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 怎么 |
: |
what |
| 一回事 |
: |
the same thing; one thing |
|
| 3. This book isn’t that interesting |
| zhè |
běn |
shū |
bù |
zěn |
me |
hǎo |
kàn |
。 |
| 这 |
本 |
书 |
不 |
怎 |
么 |
好 |
看 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 本 |
: |
measure word |
| 书 |
: |
book |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 怎么 |
: |
(used in the negative as an understatement) (not) very |
| 好看 |
: |
interesting |
|
| 4. How has he been doing? |
| tā |
zuì |
jìn |
zěn |
yàng |
|
？ |
| 他 |
最 |
近 |
怎 |
样 |
|
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 最近 |
: |
recently |
| 怎样 |
: |
how |
|
| 5. I really don’t know what to do. |
| wǒ |
zhēn |
bù |
zhī |
dào |
gāi |
zěn |
me |
bàn |
。 |
| 我 |
真 |
不 |
知 |
道 |
该 |
怎 |
么 |
办 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 真 |
: |
really |
| 不知道 |
: |
don’t know |
| 该 |
: |
should |
| 怎么办 |
: |
what to do |
|
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