how; what; why (dialectal)
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1 sense · 3 examplespronoun
how; what; why; how come
dialectDialectal interrogative pronoun equivalent to standard Mandarin 怎么 or 怎么样. Also written as 怎地. Often carries a rhetorical or defiant tone in negative contexts.
Dà大
gē哥
zěn怎
de的
bú不
jiàn见
？
How come Big Brother isn't here?
Wǒ我
piān偏
bú不
qù去
，
kàn看
nǐ你
néng能
bǎ把
wǒ我
zěn怎
de的
？
I simply won't go—let's see what you can do about it!
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Nǐ你
zěn怎
de的
tū突
rán然
lái来
le了
？
How come you suddenly came?