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.

不知道怎么走，就问路吧。

Bù zhīdào zěnme zǒu, jiù wènlù ba.

If you don't know the way, just ask for directions.

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.

两份工作，你怎么取舍？

Liǎng fèn gōngzuò, nǐ zěnme qǔshě?

With two job offers, how will you choose?

两份答案怎么这么雷同？

Liǎng fèn dá'àn zěnme zhème léitóng?

How come the two answers are so identical?

中子星是怎么形成的？

Zhōngzǐxīng shì zěnme xíngchéng de?

How is a neutron star formed?

书架上的书应该怎么摆放？

Shūjià shàng de shū yīnggāi zěnme bǎifàng?

How should the books on the shelf be arranged?

书法课上，老师教我们怎么选砚。

Shūfǎ kè shàng, lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen zěnme xuǎn yàn.

In calligraphy class, the teacher taught us how to choose an inkstone.

争吵怎么会愈演愈烈？

Zhēngchǎo zěnme huì yùyǎnyùliè?

How did the argument escalate so much?

事情是怎么到这个境地的？

Shìqing shì zěnme dào zhège jìngdì de?

How did things get this far?

人们怎么能在飞机上睡觉？

Rénmen zěnme néng zài fēijī shàng shuìjiào?

How do people manage to sleep on the plane?

他不知道怎么回答。

Tā bù zhīdào zěnme huídá.

He was at a loss for an answer.

他今天怎么眉开眼笑的？

Tā jīntiān zěnme méikāiyǎnxiào de?

Why is he all smiles today?

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.

他怎么会落到这样可怜的境地？

Tā zěnme huì luò dào zhèyàng kělián de jìngdì?

How did he end up in such a pitiful situation?

他怎么会落到这种地步？

Tā zěnme huì luò dào zhèzhǒng dìbù?

How could he have ended up in such a state?

他怎么做饭怎么好吃。

Tā zěnme zuòfàn zěnme hǎochī.

However he cooks, it's good.

他怎么在这样的贫困中谋生？

Tā zěnme zài zhèyàng de pínkùn zhōng móushēng?

How did he make his living in such poverty?

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.

他怎么敢抱怨？

Tā zěnme gǎn bàoyuàn?

How dare he complain?

他怎么没来？

Tā zěnme méi lái?

What prevented him from coming?

他怎么突然焕发了斗志？

Tā zěnme tūrán huànfāle dòuzhì?

How did he suddenly get such fighting spirit?

他怎么能当众说那种话？

Tā zěnme néng dāngzhòng shuō nàzhǒng huà?

How could he say something like that in front of everybody?

他怎么还没下来呢？

Tā zěnme hái méi xiàlai ne?

How come he still hasn't come down?

他愁了一晚上，不知道怎么还钱。

Tā chóule yì wǎnshang, bù zhīdào zěnme huán qián.

He worried all night about how to pay the money back.

他正在学怎么开车。

Tā zhèngzài xué zěnme kāichē.

He is learning how to drive a car.

他的女儿怎么了？

Tā de nǚ'ér zěnme le?

What happened to his daughter?

他知道怎么玩棒球。

Tā zhīdào zěnme wán bàngqiú.

He knows how to play baseball.

他解释事故是怎么发生的。

Tā jiěshì shìgù shì zěnme fāshēng de.

He explained how the accident came about.

他走得太快，我怎么也撵不上。

Tā zǒu de tài kuài, wǒ zěnme yě niǎn bú shàng.

He walks so fast that I can't catch up with him no matter what.

他逢人就问这条路怎么走。

Tā féng rén jiù wèn zhè tiáo lù zěnme zǒu.

He asked everyone he came across how to get to this road.

以下是我们怎么做的。

Yǐxià shì wǒmen zěnme zuò de.

Here's how we do it.

作者是怎么刻画这个人物的？

Zuòzhě shì zěnme kèhuà zhège rénwù de?

How did the author portray this character?

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?

你人缘这么好，是怎么做到的？

Nǐ rényuán zhème hǎo, shì zěnme zuòdào de?

You're so well liked. How do you do it?

你今天怎么心情这么低落？

Nǐ jīntiān zěnme xīnqíng zhème dīluò?

Why are you in such low spirits today?

你今天怎么睡过头了？

Nǐ jīntiān zěnme shuìguòtóu le?

How come you overslept today?

你今天怎么这么殷勤？

Nǐ jīntiān zěnme zhème yīnqín?

Why are you being so attentive today?

你今天怎么这么阔绰？

Nǐ jīntiān zěnme zhème kuòchuò?

Why are you spending so freely today?

你们两个是怎么相识的？

Nǐmen liǎng gè shì zěnme xiāngshí de?

How did you two get to know each other?

你们怎么不约而同地迟到了？

Nǐmen zěnme bùyuē'értóng de chídàole?

How come you all ended up being late, without even planning it?

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?

你们那里怎么过节？

Nǐmen nàli zěnme guòjié?

How do you celebrate the festival where you are?

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?

你可以先观摩他怎么做。

Nǐ kěyǐ xiān guānmó tā zěnme zuò.

You can first watch how he does it and learn from him.

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?

你开着电视怎么能安心学习呢？

Nǐ kāizhe diànshì zěnme néng ānxīn xuéxí ne?

With the T.V. on, how can you keep your mind on your studies?

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?

你怎么一言不发？

Nǐ zěnme yìyánbùfā?

How come you say nothing?

你怎么不假思索就答应了？

Nǐ zěnme bùjiǎsīsuǒ jiù dāyingle?

How could you agree without even thinking about it?

你怎么不出力，光站着看？

Nǐ zěnme bù chūlì, guāng zhànzhe kàn?

Why aren't you pitching in instead of just standing there watching?

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?

你怎么不睡觉呢？

Nǐ zěnme bú shuìjiào ne?

Why don't you go to 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?

你怎么会这么有耐心？

Nǐ zěnme huì zhème yǒu nàixīn?

How can you be so patient?

你怎么全都知道？

Nǐ zěnme quándōu zhīdào?

How did you know all that?

你怎么减压？

Nǐ zěnme jiǎnyā?

How do you relieve stress?

你怎么到现在才露面？

Nǐ zěnme dào xiànzài cái lòumiàn?

Why are you only showing your face now?

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?

你怎么喜欢上集邮的？

Nǐ zěnme xǐhuan shàng jíyóu de?

How did you get into stamp collecting?

你怎么回答他们的？

Nǐ zěnme huídá tāmen de?

How did you answer them?

你怎么在太空里找到食物？

Nǐ zěnme zài tàikōng lǐ zhǎodào shíwù?

How do you find food in outer space?

你怎么在桌子底下？

Nǐ zěnme zài zhuōzi dǐxia?

Why are you under the desk?

你怎么垂头丧气的？

Nǐ zěnme chuítóusàngqì de?

Why are you looking so crestfallen?

你怎么学会说话的？

Nǐ zěnme xuéhuì shuōhuà de?

How did you learn to speak?

你怎么定义“幸福”？

Nǐ zěnme dìngyì“xìngfú”?

How would you define "happiness"?

你怎么忍心骂孩子呢？

Nǐ zěnme rěnxīn mà háizi ne?

How can you have the heart to scold the child?

你怎么忍心骗她呢？

Nǐ zěnme rěnxīn piàn tā ne?

How could you have the heart to lie to her?

你怎么念你的名字？

Nǐ zěnme niàn nǐ de míngzi?

How do you pronounce your name?

你怎么忽然就释然了？

Nǐ zěnme hūrán jiù shìrán le?

How come you suddenly feel so relieved?

你怎么急中生智想到这个办法的？

Nǐ zěnme jízhōngshēngzhì xiǎngdào zhège bànfǎ de?

How did you think of this solution so quickly under pressure?

你怎么想无关紧要。

Nǐ zěnme xiǎng wúguānjǐnyào.

It doesn't matter what you think.

你怎么找到我的房子的？

Nǐ zěnme zhǎodào wǒ de fángzi de?

How did you find my house?

你怎么拼你的名字的？

Nǐ zěnme pīn nǐ de míngzi de?

How do you spell your name?

你怎么拼这个字？

Nǐ zěnme pīn zhège zì?

How do you spell the word?

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?