Word: 怎么 (zěnme)

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?

你能教我怎么填这份表格吗？

Nǐ néng jiāo wǒ zěnme tián zhè fèn biǎogé ma?

Can you tell me how to fill in this form?

你能教我怎么画写意画吗？

Nǐ néng jiāo wǒ zěnme huà xiěyìhuà ma?

Can you teach me how to do freehand brush painting?

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?

做斜杠青年，时间怎么安排？

Zuò xiégàngqīngnián, shíjiān zěnme ānpái?

As a slash youth, how do you manage your time?

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?

刑法是怎么规定这种事的？

Xíngfǎ shì zěnme guīdìng zhèzhǒng shì de?

How does the criminal law regulate this kind of thing?

刚买的雨伞怎么不翼而飞了？

Gāng mǎi de yǔsǎn zěnme búyì'érfēi le?

How did the umbrella I just bought disappear all of a sudden?

别人怎么看都没关系。

Biéren zěnme kàn dōu méiguānxi.

It doesn't matter what other people think.

别人怎么议论，我不在乎。

Biéren zěnme yìlùn, wǒ búzàihu.

I don't care how other people comment.

别人怎么说，你不用太理会。

Biéren zěnme shuō, nǐ búyòng tài lǐhuì.

You don't need to pay too much attention to what others say.

到底怎么了？

Dàodǐ zěnme le?

What on earth is the matter?

北京烤鸭怎么吃最好？

Běijīngkǎoyā zěnme chī zuìhǎo?

What's the best way to eat Peking duck?

午夜了，你怎么还不睡？

Wǔyè le, nǐ zěnme hái bú shuì?

It's midnight, so why aren't you asleep yet?

厂里怎么抚恤死者的亲属？

Chǎng lǐ zěnme fǔxù sǐzhě de qīnshǔ?

How will the factory give financial support to the relatives of the deceased?

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?

去您那儿怎么走最方便？

Qù nín nàr zěnme zǒu zuì fāngbiàn?

What is the most convenient route to your place?

古人是怎么发明二十四节气的？

Gǔrén shì zěnme fāmíng èrshísìjiéqi de?

How did the ancients come up with the twenty-four solar terms?

古时候的人怎么做陶器？

Gǔshíhou de rén zěnme zuò táoqì?

How did people in ancient times make pottery?

只要他怎么做就怎么做就好了。

Zhǐyào tā zěnme zuò jiù zěnme zuò jiù hǎole.

Just imitate what he does.

史书上是怎么写这件事的？

Shǐshū shàng shì zěnme xiě zhè jiàn shì de?

How does the history book describe this event?

叶子怎么进行光合作用？

Yèzi zěnme jìnxíng guānghézuòyòng?

How do leaves carry out photosynthesis?

后世的人怎么看这件事？

Hòushì de rén zěnme kàn zhè jiàn shì?

How will later generations see this matter?

后人会怎么看今天的我们呢？

Hòurén huì zěnme kàn jīntiān de wǒmen ne?

How will later generations view us today?

告诉我他怎么弄到的。

Gàosu wǒ tā zěnme nòng dào de.

Tell me how he got it.

告诉我们下一步该怎么做。

Gàosu wǒmen xià yíbù gāi zěnme zuò.

Tell us what to do next.

告诉我你为怎么要这样做。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ wèi zěnme yào zhèyàng zuò.

Give me a reason for doing such a thing.

告诉我怎么玩游戏。

Gàosu wǒ zěnme wán yóuxì.

Tell me how to play the game.

告诉我洗衣机怎么用。

Gàosu wǒ xǐyījī zěnme yòng.

Tell me how to use the washing machine.

哎，你怎么又迟到了？

Āi, nǐ zěnme yòu chídàole?

Hey, why are you late again?

在国外开店要怎么申办执照？

Zài guówài kāidiàn yào zěnme shēnbàn zhízhào?

How do you apply for a licence to open a shop abroad?

在失重的环境里怎么睡觉？

Zài shīzhòng de huánjìng lǐ zěnme shuìjiào?

How do you sleep in a weightless environment?

地下的铀是怎么开采出来的？

Dìxià de yóu shì zěnme kāicǎi chūlái de?

How is uranium mined from underground?

地动仪是怎么工作的？

Dìdòngyí shì zěnme gōngzuò de?

How does the seismoscope work?

地震时怎么做，我们演练过。

Dìzhèn shí zěnme zuò, wǒmen yǎnliànguo.

We have drilled what to do during an earthquake.

多年的恩情，怎么能说断就断呢？

Duōnián de ēnqíng, zěnme néng shuō duàn jiù duàn ne?

How can years of affection be cut off just like that?

大妈，这个苹果怎么卖？

Dàmā, zhège píngguǒ zěnme mài?

Auntie, how much are these apples?

大气层怎么会影响天气？

Dàqìcéng zěnme huì yǐngxiǎng tiānqì?

How can the atmosphere affect the weather?

大爷，地铁站怎么走？

Dàye, dìtiězhàn zěnme zǒu?

Excuse me, sir, how do I get to the subway station?

她不知道怎么面对婚姻中的不幸。

Tā bù zhīdào zěnme miànduì hūnyīn zhōng de búxìng.

She doesn't know how to face the unhappiness in her marriage.

她不知道该怎么做。

Tā bù zhīdào gāi zěnme zuò.

She didn't know what to do.

她妈妈打算再婚，你怎么看？

Tā māma dǎsuàn zàihūn, nǐ zěnme kàn?

Her mother plans to remarry. What do you think?

她对我的车怎么看？

Tā duì wǒ de chē zěnme kàn?

What does she think about my car?

她很清楚自己该怎么做。

Tā hěn qīngchu zìjǐ gāi zěnme zuò.

She knows exactly what she should do.

她是怎么抚养孩子的？

Tā shì zěnme fǔyǎng háizi de?

How does she bring up her children?

她问了怎么烧鱼。

Tā wèn le zěnme shāo yú.

She asked how to cook the fish.

她问怎么做鱼。

Tā wèn zěnme zuò yú.

She asked how to cook fish.

她问这怎么可能。

Tā wèn zhè zěnme kěnéng.

She's asking how that's possible.

如果你是我，你会怎么做？

Rúguǒ nǐ shì wǒ, nǐ huì zěnme zuò?

If you are me, how can you do it?

如果我那么做你会怎么想？

Rúguǒ wǒ nàme zuò nǐ huì zěnme xiǎng?

What would you think if I did that?

如果违约，你怎么向他解释？

Rúguǒ wéiyuē, nǐ zěnme xiàng tā jiěshì?

If you violate the agreement, how will you explain it to him?

学校请医生来讲怎么预防传染病。

Xuéxiào qǐng yīshēng láijiǎng zěnme yùfáng chuánrǎnbìng.

The school invited a doctor to talk about how to prevent infectious diseases.

宇航员在太空怎么睡觉？

Yǔhángyuán zài tàikōng zěnme shuìjiào?

How do astronauts sleep in space?

对此，你怎么看？

Duì cǐ, nǐ zěnme kàn?

What is your opinion on this?

对这个裁决，你怎么看？

Duì zhège cáijué, nǐ zěnme kàn?

What do you think of this ruling?

封建社会是怎么结束的？

Fēngjiànshèhuì shì zěnme jiéshù de?

How did feudal society come to an end?

小区的地下室怎么排水？

Xiǎoqū de dìxiàshì zěnme páishuǐ?

How does the basement in this residential complex drain?

小区的环卫怎么这么差？

Xiǎoqū de huánwèi zěnme zhème chà?

Why is the cleanliness in this neighborhood so poor?

属鸭子的，两片嘴爱怎么扁就怎么扁

shǔ yāzi de, liǎngpiànzuǐ ài zěnme biǎn jiù zěnme biǎn

born a duck: the two halves of the beak flatten (make up) however they like

山坡上全是荆棘，怎么上去？

Shānpō shàng quán shì jīngjí, zěnme shàngqù?

The hillside is all thorny undergrowth, so how do we get up?

山里的水是怎么输送到村子的？

Shān lǐ de shuǐ shì zěnme shūsòng dào cūnzi de?

How is the water from the mountains delivered to the village?

工厂里的废品要怎么处理？

Gōngchǎng lǐ de fèipǐn yào zěnme chǔlǐ?

How should the scrap in the factory be dealt with?

工程要怎么见效？

Gōngchéng yào zěnme jiànxiào?

How will the project work?

引力波是怎么被发现的？

Yǐnlìbō shì zěnme bèi fāxiàn de?

How were gravitational waves discovered?

很多人不知道怎么做。

Hěn duō rén bù zhīdào zěnme zuò.

A lot of people don't know how to do that.

很少有人知道怎么做。

Hěn shǎo yǒurén zhīdào zěnme zuò.

Few people know how to do it.

怎么不知道呢？

Zěnme bù zhīdào ne?

Don't you know how?

怎么不高兴？

Zěnme bù gāoxìng?

Why are you unhappy?

怎么会发生这么奇怪的事？

Zěnme huì fāshēng zhème qíguài de shì?

How did such a strange thing come about?

怎么会有人认为那是个好主意？

Zěnme huì yǒurén rènwéi nà shì gè hǎo zhǔyi?

Why would anybody think that was a good idea?

怎么会有警察？

Zěnme huì yǒu jǐngchá?

Why is the police here?

怎么会有这么多的人同意呢？

Zěnme huì yǒu zhème duō de rén tóngyì ne?

How could so many people go along with this?

怎么会这样？

Zěnme huì zhèyàng?

Why has this happened?

怎么做箱子？

Zěnme zuò xiāngzi?

How do you make a box?

怎么惩治这些小偷呢？

Zěnme chéngzhì zhèxiē xiǎotōu ne?

How should we punish these thieves?

怎么才能减少病虫害呢？

Zěnme cái néng jiǎnshǎo bìngchónghài ne?

How can we reduce plant diseases and pests?

怎么提高大家的士气？

Zěnme tígāo dàjiā de shìqì?

How can we raise everyone's morale?

怎么撤回发错的消息？

Zěnme chèhuí fā cuò de xiāoxi?

How do I recall a message I sent by mistake?

怎么没人告诉我。

Zěnme méi rén gàosu wǒ.

Why wasn't I informed?

怎么算自己的碳足迹？

Zěnme suàn zìjǐ de tànzújì?

How do you calculate your own carbon footprint?

怎么能把大家一概而论呢？

Zěnme néng bǎ dàjiā yígài'érlùn ne?

How can you lump everyone together like that?

怎么说：‘肺’？

Zěnme shuō: ‘fèi’?

How do you say 'lung'?

怎么这么多人啊？

Zěnme zhème duō rén a?

Why are there so many people?

怎么降低成本呢？

Zěnme jiàngdī chéngběn ne?

How do you keep costs down?

怎么预防食物中毒？

Zěnme yùfáng shíwùzhòngdú?

How can you prevent food poisoning?

您怎么回答的？

Nín zěnme huídá de?

What did you answer?

您怎么敢这样说话？

Nín zěnme gǎn zhèyàng shuōhuà?

How dare you speak like that!

您怎么看这个问题？

Nín zěnme kàn zhège wèntí?

How do you view this matter?

您怎么让屋子暖起来？

Nín zěnme ràng wūzi nuǎn qǐlai?

How do you heat the house?

您用您的语言怎么说？

Nín yòng nín de yǔyán zěnme shuō?

How do you say that in your language?

我不喜欢他怎么对待他人。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan tā zěnme duìdài tā rén.

I do not like the way he treats others.

我不知道怎么休息。

Wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme xiūxi.

I don't know how to rest.

我不知道怎么做才能结束这个月。

Wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme zuò cái néng jiéshù zhège yuè.

I do not know what to do to get through this month.

我不知道怎么去那儿。

Wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme qù nàr.

I don't know how to go there.

我不知道我们该怎么做。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒmen gāi zěnme zuò.

I don't know what we will do.

我不知道我该怎么解释。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒ gāi zěnme jiěshì.

I don't know how to explain it.

我不知道现在该怎么做。

Wǒ bù zhīdào xiànzài gāi zěnme zuò.

I don't know what to do now.