how; what
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplespronoun
how; what; in what way
literaryUsed in literary or formal written Chinese to inquire about the manner, condition, or outcome of something. Equivalent to 如何 but more classical in tone.
Jié结
guǒ果
ruò若
hé何
，
hái还
bù不
dé得
ér而
zhī知
。
What the outcome will be is still unknown.
Jūn君
yì意
ruò若
hé何
？
What is your intention, sir?
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Cǐ此
shì事
jié结
jú局
ruò若
hé何
，
wú无
rén人
néng能
liào料
。
No one can predict how this matter will end.