What does 怎么 mean in Chinese?

怎么 (zěn me) means "how" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 怎么 in a sentence?

这个字怎么写？ (Zhège zì zěnme xiě?) — How do you write this character?

Pinyin: zěn me

how

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 ❓ Pronouns & Questions

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这个字怎么写？

Zhège zì zěnme xiě?

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What 怎么 means

怎么 (zěn me) is a Chinese word meaning “how”. It belongs to the Pronouns & Questions topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 1

我 wǒ I; me 你 nǐ you 他 tā he; him 她 tā she; her 我们 wǒ men we; us 这 zhè this 那 nà that 哪 nǎ which 这儿 zhè'er here 那儿 nà'er there 哪儿 nǎ'er where 什么 shén me what

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What 怎么 means

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