Word: 怎么 (zěnme)

一个男人过来问我怎么了。

Yí gè nánrén guòlái wèn wǒ zěnme le.

A man came over and asked if I was OK.

不知怎么我总是没心情工作。

Bùzhī zěnme wǒ zǒngshì méi xīnqíng gōngzuò.

For some reason or other I cannot bring myself to work.

不知道她应该怎么处理那个问题。

Bù zhīdào tā yīnggāi zěnme chǔlǐ nàge wèntí.

I don't know how she should deal with that issue.

不管你怎么做，结果都一样。

Bùguǎn nǐ zěnme zuò, jiéguǒ dōu yíyàng.

Regardless what you may do, the outcome will still be the same.

不管怎么说，我都把文章写完了。

Bùguǎn zěnme shuō, wǒ dōu bǎ wénzhāng xiě wánle.

In any case, I've finished writing the article.

他不知道怎么回答。

Tā bù zhīdào zěnme huídá.

He was at a loss for an answer.

他们是怎么认识的？

Tāmen shì zěnme rènshi de?

How did they meet?

他又学法语，又学怎么做网站。

Tā yòu xué Fǎyǔ, yòu xué zěnme zuò wǎngzhàn.

He studies French and web design.

他怎么做饭怎么好吃。

Tā zěnme zuòfàn zěnme hǎochī.

However he cooks, it's good.

他怎么找到我们的？

Tā zěnme zhǎodào wǒmen de?

How did he find us?

他怎么教，我都学不会。

Tā zěnme jiāo, wǒ dōu xué búhuì.

No matter how he teaches me, I still can't learn it.

他怎么没来？

Tā zěnme méi lái?

What prevented him from coming?

他怎么还没下来呢？

Tā zěnme hái méi xiàlai ne?

How come he still hasn't come down?

他的女儿怎么了？

Tā de nǚ'ér zěnme le?

What happened to his daughter?

以下是我们怎么做的。

Yǐxià shì wǒmen zěnme zuò de.

Here's how we do it.

你不知道怎么做，不是吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zěnme zuò, bú shì ma?

You don't know how to do that, do you?

你们怎么做的？

Nǐmen zěnme zuò de?

How did you make it?

你们怎么可以抢别人的东西？

Nǐmen zěnme kěyǐ qiǎng biéren de dōngxi?

How can you guys steal someone else's stuff?

你们怎么就是没相信我呢？

Nǐmen zěnme jiùshì méi xiāngxìn wǒ ne?

Why didn't you believe me?

你们怎么读这个词？

Nǐmen zěnme dú zhège cí?

How do you pronounce this word?

你们怎么进来的？

Nǐmen zěnme jìnlái de?

How did you guys get in?

你们是怎么认识的？

Nǐmen shì zěnme rènshi de?

How did you get to know each other?

你到底怎么了啊？

Nǐ dàodǐ zěnme le a?

What happened to you?

你到底是怎么做的？

Nǐ dàodǐ shì zěnme zuò de?

How in the world did you do it?

你声音好奇怪，怎么了？

Nǐ shēngyīn hǎo qíguài, zěnme le?

Your voice is strange. What's wrong?

你女儿怎么了？

Nǐ nǚ'ér zěnme le?

How's your daughter?

你怎么一个人在这里？

Nǐ zěnme yí gè rén zài zhèlǐ?

Why are you here alone?

你怎么一个人在这里啊？

Nǐ zěnme yí gè rén zài zhèlǐ a?

Why are you here alone?

你怎么不去睡一会儿觉呢？

Nǐ zěnme bú qù shuì yíhuìr jué ne?

Why don't you try and get some sleep?

你怎么什么话也没说？

Nǐ zěnme shénme huà yě méi shuō?

How come you didn't say anything?

你怎么什么责任都往别人身上推？

Nǐ zěnme shénme zérèn dōu wǎng biéren shēnshang tuī?

Why are you pushing all responsibilities to others?

你怎么从你的房间里出来？

Nǐ zěnme cóng nǐ de fángjiān lǐ chūlái?

How did you get out of your room?

你怎么会不知道？

Nǐ zěnme huì bù zhīdào?

How come you don't know this?

你怎么会看不到？

Nǐ zěnme huì kàn búdào?

How are you not seeing that?

你怎么到那的？

Nǐ zěnme dào nà de?

How did you get there?

你怎么去学校？

Nǐ zěnme qù xuéxiào?

How do you get to school?

你怎么可能会说这种语言？

Nǐ zěnme kěnéng huì shuō zhèzhǒng yǔyán?

How come you're able to speak this language?

你怎么回答他们的？

Nǐ zěnme huídá tāmen de?

How did you answer them?

你怎么学会说话的？

Nǐ zěnme xuéhuì shuōhuà de?

How did you learn to speak?

你怎么念你的名字？

Nǐ zěnme niàn nǐ de míngzi?

How do you pronounce your name?

你怎么找到我的房子的？

Nǐ zěnme zhǎodào wǒ de fángzi de?

How did you find my house?

你怎么敢笑我？

Nǐ zěnme gǎn xiào wǒ?

How dare you laugh at me!

你怎么敢这么跟我说话？

Nǐ zěnme gǎn zhème gēn wǒ shuōhuà?

How dare you speak to me like that?

你怎么敢这样说话？

Nǐ zěnme gǎn zhèyàng shuōhuà?

How dare you speak like that!

你怎么敢这样跟我说话！

Nǐ zěnme gǎn zhèyàng gēn wǒ shuōhuà!

How dare you speak to me like that!

你怎么敢那么说。

Nǐ zěnme gǎn nàme shuō.

How dare you say that!

你怎么没亲她？

Nǐ zěnme méi qīn tā?

Why didn't you kiss her?

你怎么没有来？

Nǐ zěnme méiyǒu lái?

Why didn't you come?

你怎么没说过呢？

Nǐ zěnme méi shuōguo ne?

How come you didn't say?

你怎么现在才来？

Nǐ zěnme xiànzài cái lái?

How come you've only just got here?

你怎么画这幅画？

Nǐ zěnme huà zhè fú huà?

How did you draw this picture?

你怎么知道那是我最喜欢的？

Nǐ zěnme zhīdào nà shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de?

How did you know that was my favorite one?

你怎么能那么说？

Nǐ zěnme néng nàme shuō?

How can you say that?

你怎么花的那些钱？

Nǐ zěnme huā de nèixiē qián?

What did you do with that money?

你怎么解释那个？

Nǐ zěnme jiěshì nàge?

How do you account for that?

你怎么认为我做不了？

Nǐ zěnme rènwéi wǒ zuò bù liǎo?

What makes you think I won't be able to do it?

你怎么说……？

Nǐ zěnme shuō……?

How do you say...?

你怎么还关心这个？

Nǐ zěnme hái guānxīn zhège?

Why do you even care about this?

你怎么还没有结婚？

Nǐ zěnme hái méiyǒu jiéhūn?

Why aren't you married yet?

你怎么这么慢！

Nǐ zěnme zhème màn!

How come you're so slow?!

你怎么这样对我？

Nǐ zěnme zhèyàng duì wǒ?

How can you do this to me?

你想怎么做？

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme zuò?

How do you want to do it?

你想怎么做就怎么做。

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme zuò jiù zěnme zuò.

Do as you want.

你想怎么做，我同意怎么做。

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme zuò, wǒ tóngyì zěnme zuò.

I'll agree to do it however you think.

你想怎么处理？

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme chǔlǐ?

How do you want this handled?

你想怎么说就说吧。

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme shuō jiù shuō ba.

Just say what you want to say.

你想知道我是怎么做的吗？

Nǐ xiǎng zhīdào wǒ shì zěnme zuò de ma?

Would you like to know how I did that?

你愿意告诉我怎么做吗？

Nǐ yuànyì gàosu wǒ zěnme zuò ma?

Would you be willing to show me how to do that?

你打算怎么回家？

Nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme huíjiā?

How are you going to get home?

你是怎么学会说话的？

Nǐ shì zěnme xuéhuì shuōhuà de?

How did you learn to speak?

你是怎么完成的？

Nǐ shì zěnme wánchéng de?

How did you accomplish this?

你是怎么搞到这笔钱的？

Nǐ shì zěnme gǎo dào zhè bǐ qián de?

How did you come by the money?

你是怎么来到这里的？

Nǐ shì zěnme láidào zhèlǐ de?

How did you come here?

你是怎么知道的？

Nǐ shì zěnme zhīdào de?

How did you come to know it?

你是怎么认识他的？

Nǐ shì zěnme rènshi tā de?

How did you get to know him?

你是怎么认识她的？

Nǐ shì zěnme rènshi tā de?

How did you come to know her?

你是怎么进来的？

Nǐ shì zěnme jìnlái de?

How did you get in here?

你朋友的女儿怎么了？

Nǐ péngyou de nǚ'ér zěnme le?

What happened to your friend's daughter?

你甚没问过我怎么想。

Nǐ shèn méi wèn guò wǒ zěnme xiǎng.

You haven't even asked me what I think.

你的名字怎么圈了？

Nǐ de míngzi zěnme quān le?

Why is your name circled?

你的姓怎么读？

Nǐ de xìng zěnme dú?

How do you pronounce your last name?

你的朋友怎么还没来？

Nǐ de péngyou zěnme hái méi lái?

Why isn't your friend here yet?

你的狗怎么了？

Nǐ de gǒu zěnme le?

What's become of your dog?

你的电脑怎么了？

Nǐ de diànnǎo zěnme le?

What happened to your computer?

你的第一份工资要怎么花？

Nǐ de dì yīfèn gōngzī yào zěnme huā?

What are you going to do with your first pay?

你真的知道这个怎么做吗？

Nǐ zhēnde zhīdào zhège zěnme zuò ma?

Are you sure you know how to do this?

你知道怎么使用吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zěnme shǐyòng ma?

Do you know how to use this?

你知道怎么做吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zěnme zuò ma?

Do you know how to do this?

你知道怎么操作电脑吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zěnme cāozuò diànnǎo ma?

Do you know how to operate a computer?

你知道怎么说吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zěnme shuō ma?

Do you know how to speak?

你知道怎么说英语吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zěnme shuō Yīngyǔ ma?

Do you know how to speak English?

你能告诉我该怎么做吗？

Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ gāi zěnme zuò ma?

Could you tell me what I have to do?

你自己的钱，想怎么用就怎么用。

Nǐ zìjǐ de qián, xiǎng zěnme yòng jiù zěnme yòng.

You are free to do as you please with your money.

你觉得我们应该怎么处理？

Nǐ juéde wǒmen yīnggāi zěnme chǔlǐ?

How do you suggest we go about it?

假设李先生从来没来过这里的话，那他怎么可能是凶手呢？

Jiǎshè Lǐ xiānsheng cóngláiméi láiguo zhèlǐ dehuà, nà tā zěnme kěnéng shì xiōngshǒu ne?

Supposing Mr Li had never been here, then how could he be the killer?

关键不在穿什么，而是怎么穿。

Guānjiàn bú zài chuān shénme, érshì zěnme chuān.

It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it.

其他人怎么想？

Qítā rén zěnme xiǎng?

What does everybody else think?

别人怎么看都没关系。

Biéren zěnme kàn dōu méiguānxi.

It doesn't matter what other people think.

到底怎么了？

Dàodǐ zěnme le?

What on earth is the matter?

去东京站怎么走最方便？

Qù Dōngjīng zhàn zěnme zǒu zuì fāngbiàn?

What's the most convenient way to get to Tokyo Station?