Word: 怎么 (zěnme)

车祸是怎么发生的？

Chēhuò shì zěnme fāshēng de?

How did the car accident come about?

还没怎么准备好。

Hái méi zěnme zhǔnbèi hǎo.

It's not quite ready yet.

这东西怎么吃啊？

Zhè dōngxi zěnme chī a?

How does one eat this?

这个字怎么写？

Zhège zì zěnme xiě?

How do you write this character?

这个字怎么念？

Zhège zì zěnme niàn?

How do you read this character?

这个字母怎么写？

Zhège zìmǔ zěnme xiě?

How do you write this character?

这个怎么念？

Zhège zěnme niàn?

How do you say that?

这个用英语怎么说？

Zhège yòng Yīngyǔ zěnme shuō?

How do you say this in English?

这个菜是怎么做的？

Zhège cài shì zěnme zuò de?

How is this dish made? ⇒ What is it that this dish is made with?

这个词字典里面怎么查不到？

Zhège cí zìdiǎn lǐmiàn zěnme chá búdào?

Why can't I find it in this dictionary?

这个词怎么发音？

Zhège cí zěnme fāyīn?

How do you pronounce this word?

这么一点儿饭我们怎么吃饱呢？

Zhème yìdiǎnr fàn wǒmen zěnme chībǎo ne?

How can we be satisfied with such a tiny amount of food?

这么长时间没下雨，怎么抗旱？

Zhème cháng shíjiān méi xiàyǔ, zěnme kànghàn?

It hasn't rained for so long, so how do we fight the drought?

这些礼物应该怎么陈列？

Zhèxiē lǐwù yīnggāi zěnme chénliè?

How should these gifts be displayed?

这件衬衫该怎么搭配裤子？

Zhè jiàn chènshān gāi zěnme dāpèi kùzi?

How should I match trousers with this shirt?

这你打算怎么圆？

Zhè nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme yuán?

How are you going to talk your way out of this?

这几个字该怎么解释？

Zhè jǐ ge zì gāi zěnme jiěshì?

How would you explain these words?

这台跑步机的速度怎么调？

Zhè tái pǎobùjī de sùdù zěnme diào?

How do I adjust the speed on this treadmill?

这支桨断了，我们怎么回去？

Zhè zhī jiǎng duànle, wǒmen zěnme huíqu?

This oar is broken, so how will we get back?

这是怎么运行的？

Zhè shì zěnme yùnxíng de?

How does this work?

这杯果汁没有吸管，怎么喝？

Zhè bēi guǒzhī méiyǒu xīguǎn, zěnme hē?

This juice has no straw, so how am I supposed to drink it?

这次经济危机怎么来的？

Zhècì jīngjìwēijī zěnme lái de?

How did this economic crisis come about?

这款新车打算怎么定价？

Zhè kuǎn xīn chē dǎsuàn zěnme dìngjià?

How do they plan to set the price of this new car?

这汤怎么做的？

Zhè tāng zěnme zuò de?

How did you make this soup?

这秘密是怎么泄漏出去的？

Zhè mìmì shì zěnme xièlòu chūqù de?

How did the secret get out?

这笔医药费该怎么筹措？

Zhè bǐ yīyào fèi gāi zěnme chóucuò?

How should we raise the money for these medical bills?

这道菜肴是怎么做的？

Zhè dào càiyáo shì zěnme zuò de?

How is this dish made?

这鸟你们用英语怎么称呼？

Zhè niǎo nǐmen yòng Yīngyǔ zěnme chēnghu?

What do you call this bird in English?

远古的人是怎么生活的？

Yuǎngǔ de rén shì zěnme shēnghuó de?

How did people live in remote antiquity?

那个词用意大利语怎么说？

Nàge cí yòng Yìdàlìyǔ zěnme shuō?

How do you say that in Italian?

那么去人民公园怎么走？

Nàme qù rénmín gōngyuán zěnme zǒu?

So which way is it to the People's Park?

那么硬卡怎么用呢？

Nàme yìng kǎ zěnme yòng ne?

So, how's the card used?

那件事怎么就不了了之了？

Nà jiàn shì zěnme jiù bùliǎoliǎozhī le?

How did that matter just end up going nowhere?

那你是怎么做的？

Nà nǐ shì zěnme zuò de?

What did you do then?

那只老虎是怎么被捕获的？

Nà zhī lǎohǔ shì zěnme bèi bǔhuò de?

How was that tiger captured?

那怎么可能？

Nà zěnme kěnéng?

How can that be possible?

那玩意儿怎么在这儿？

Nà wányìr zěnme zài zhèr?

What's that doing here?

都九点了，他怎么还不露面？

Dōu jiǔ diǎn le, tā zěnme hái bú lòumiàn?

It's already nine o'clock, so why hasn't he shown up yet?

酒店的星级是怎么评的？

Jiǔdiàn de xīngjí shì zěnme píng de?

How are hotel star ratings decided?

重要的是我怎么想，而不是你！

Zhòngyào de shì wǒ zěnme xiǎng, ér bú shì nǐ!

What really matters more is what I think, not really what you think!

银行卡丢了，怎么补办？

Yínhángkǎ diū le, zěnme bǔbàn?

I lost my bank card. How do I get a replacement?

青花瓷上的图案是怎么画的？

Qīnghuācí shàng de tú'àn shì zěnme huà de?

How are the patterns on blue-and-white porcelain painted?

飞出笼子的喜鹊,爱怎么飞就怎么飞

fēi chū lóngzi de xǐquè,ài zěnme fēi jiù zěnme fēi

a magpie out of its cage: flies however it likes

食堂怎么走？

Shítáng zěnme zǒu?

Which way is the canteen?

鸭子是怎么叫的？

Yāzi shì zěnme jiào de?

How do ducks call?

麻烦问一下，北京大酒店怎么走？

Máfan wèn yíxià, Běijīng dà jiǔdiàn zěnme zǒu?

Sorry to trouble you - how do I get to the Beijing Hotel?