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zěn
how, why, what
Used in interrogative expressions to ask 'how' or 'why'. Essential for forming questions about methods, reasons, and circumstances.
Compound Words
📊 Total Compounds: 12 Click column headers to sort
| Visual Explanation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 怎么 | zěnme | how, why cómo / por qué | how + what = asking method or reason |
| 怎样 | zěnyàng | how, in what way cómo / de qué manera | how + manner = asking about method |
| 怎么办 | zěnmebàn | what to do qué hacer | how + handle = seeking solution |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how about, how is it qué tal / cómo está | how + what + manner = asking opinion |
| 怎么说 | zěnmeshuō | how to say, what do you mean cómo decir / qué quieres decir | how + say = asking for explanation |
| 怎么了 | zěnmele | what's wrong, what happened qué pasa / qué pasó | how + completion = asking about problem |
| 怎么回事 | zěnmehuíshì | what's going on qué está pasando | how + return + matter = asking about situation |
| 怎么可能 | zěnmekěnéng | how is it possible cómo es posible | how + possible = expressing disbelief |
| 怎么着 | zěnmezhe | so what, what about it y qué / qué pasa | how + indicating = challenging response |
| 怎奈 | zěnnài | but, however, helplessly pero / sin embargo / qué se le va a hacer | how + endure = expressing helplessness |
| 怎的 | zěnde | why, how come por qué / cómo es que | how + possessive = asking reason |
| 怎料 | zěnliào | unexpectedly, who would have thought inesperadamente / quién iba a pensar | how + predict = expressing surprise |
怎么 zěnme
English: how, why
Español: cómo / por qué
💡 how + what = asking method or reason
怎样 zěnyàng
English: how, in what way
Español: cómo / de qué manera
💡 how + manner = asking about method
怎么办 zěnmebàn
English: what to do
Español: qué hacer
💡 how + handle = seeking solution
怎么样 zěnmeyàng
English: how about, how is it
Español: qué tal / cómo está
💡 how + what + manner = asking opinion
怎么说 zěnmeshuō
English: how to say, what do you mean
Español: cómo decir / qué quieres decir
💡 how + say = asking for explanation
怎么了 zěnmele
English: what's wrong, what happened
Español: qué pasa / qué pasó
💡 how + completion = asking about problem
怎么回事 zěnmehuíshì
English: what's going on
Español: qué está pasando
💡 how + return + matter = asking about situation
怎么可能 zěnmekěnéng
English: how is it possible
Español: cómo es posible
💡 how + possible = expressing disbelief
怎么着 zěnmezhe
English: so what, what about it
Español: y qué / qué pasa
💡 how + indicating = challenging response
怎奈 zěnnài
English: but, however, helplessly
Español: pero / sin embargo / qué se le va a hacer
💡 how + endure = expressing helplessness
怎的 zěnde
English: why, how come
Español: por qué / cómo es que
💡 how + possessive = asking reason
怎料 zěnliào
English: unexpectedly, who would have thought
Español: inesperadamente / quién iba a pensar
💡 how + predict = expressing surprise