how; in what way; what is it like
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplespronoun
how; in what way; what is ... like
Used to ask about the nature, state, condition, or manner of something. Equivalent to the more colloquial '怎么样'.
Nà那
shì是
zěn怎
yàng样
de的
yī一
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
？
What kind of novel is that?
Nǐ你
men们
de的
huà话
jù剧
pái排
de得
zěn怎
yàng样
le了
？
How is the rehearsal of your play going?
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Zhè这
liǎng两
xiàng项
gōng工
zuò作
zěn怎
yàng样
xián衔
jiē接
？
How do these two tasks connect?
Nǐ你
jué觉
de得
zhè这
ge个
chéng城
shì市
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
zěn怎
yàng样
？
What do you think of this city's traffic?
pronoun
however; whatever way; as
Used in a general sense to refer to a property, condition, or manner, often following '想' or matching a pattern 'X怎样，Y就怎样'.
Yào要
jīng经
cháng常
jìn进
xíng行
huí回
yì忆
duì对
bǐ比
，
xiǎng想
xiǎng想
cóng从
qián前
zěn怎
yàng样
，
zài再
kàn看
kàn看
xiàn现
zài在
zěn怎
yàng样
。
We should often compare memories, think about how things were in the past, and then see how they are now.
Rén人
jiā家
zěn怎
yàng样
shuō说
，
nǐ你
jiù就
zěn怎
yàng样
zuò做
。
Whatever way others say, you do it that way.
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Jì计
huà划
yǐ已
jīng经
dìng定
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
xū需
kǎo考
lǜ虑
zěn怎
yàng样
qù去
zhí执
xíng行
。
The plan is already set; we only need to consider how to implement it.