Word: 怎麼 (zěnme)

車禍是怎麼發生的？

Chēhuò shì zěnme fāshēng de?

How did the car accident come about?

還沒怎麼準備好。

Hái méi zěnme zhǔnbèi hǎo.

It's not quite ready yet.

這東西怎麼吃啊？

Zhè dōngxi zěnme chī a?

How does one eat this?

這個字怎麼寫？

Zhège zì zěnme xiě?

How do you write this character?

這個字怎麼念？

Zhège zì zěnme niàn?

How do you read this character?

這個字母怎麼寫？

Zhège zìmǔ zěnme xiě?

How do you write this character?

這個怎麼念？

Zhège zěnme niàn?

How do you say that?

這個用英語怎麼說？

Zhège yòng Yīngyǔ zěnme shuō?

How do you say this in English?

這個菜是怎麼做的？

Zhège cài shì zěnme zuò de?

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

這個詞字典裡面怎麼查不到？

Zhège cí zìdiǎn lǐmiàn zěnme chá búdào?

Why can't I find it in this dictionary?

這個詞怎麼發音？

Zhège cí zěnme fāyīn?

How do you pronounce this word?

這麼一點兒飯我們怎麼吃飽呢？

Zhème yìdiǎnr fàn wǒmen zěnme chībǎo ne?

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

這麼長時間沒下雨，怎麼抗旱？

Zhème cháng shíjiān méi xiàyǔ, zěnme kànghàn?

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

這些禮物應該怎麼陳列？

Zhèxiē lǐwù yīnggāi zěnme chénliè?

How should these gifts be displayed?

這件襯衫該怎麼搭配褲子？

Zhè jiàn chènshān gāi zěnme dāpèi kùzi?

How should I match trousers with this shirt?

這你打算怎麼圓？

Zhè nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme yuán?

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

這幾個字該怎麼解釋？

Zhè jǐ ge zì gāi zěnme jiěshì?

How would you explain these words?

這臺跑步機的速度怎麼調？

Zhè tái pǎobùjī de sùdù zěnme diào?

How do I adjust the speed on this treadmill?

這支槳斷了，我們怎麼回去？

Zhè zhī jiǎng duànle, wǒmen zěnme huíqu?

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

這是怎麼運行的？

Zhè shì zěnme yùnxíng de?

How does this work?

這杯果汁沒有吸管，怎麼喝？

Zhè bēi guǒzhī méiyǒu xīguǎn, zěnme hē?

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

這次經濟危機怎麼來的？

Zhècì jīngjìwēijī zěnme lái de?

How did this economic crisis come about?

這款新車打算怎麼定價？

Zhè kuǎn xīn chē dǎsuàn zěnme dìngjià?

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

這湯怎麼做的？

Zhè tāng zěnme zuò de?

How did you make this soup?

這秘密是怎麼洩漏出去的？

Zhè mìmì shì zěnme xièlòu chūqù de?

How did the secret get out?

這筆醫藥費該怎麼籌措？

Zhè bǐ yīyào fèi gāi zěnme chóucuò?

How should we raise the money for these medical bills?

這道菜餚是怎麼做的？

Zhè dào càiyáo shì zěnme zuò de?

How is this dish made?

這鳥你們用英語怎麼稱呼？

Zhè niǎo nǐmen yòng Yīngyǔ zěnme chēnghu?

What do you call this bird in English?

遠古的人是怎麼生活的？

Yuǎngǔ de rén shì zěnme shēnghuó de?

How did people live in remote antiquity?

那個詞用意大利語怎麼說？

Nàge cí yòng Yìdàlìyǔ zěnme shuō?

How do you say that in Italian?

那麼去人民公園怎麼走？

Nàme qù rénmín gōngyuán zěnme zǒu?

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

那麼硬卡怎麼用呢？

Nàme yìng kǎ zěnme yòng ne?

So, how's the card used?

那件事怎麼就不了了之了？

Nà jiàn shì zěnme jiù bùliǎoliǎozhī le?

How did that matter just end up going nowhere?

那你是怎麼做的？

Nà nǐ shì zěnme zuò de?

What did you do then?

那隻老虎是怎麼被捕獲的？

Nà zhī lǎohǔ shì zěnme bèi bǔhuò de?

How was that tiger captured?

那怎麼可能？

Nà zěnme kěnéng?

How can that be possible?

那玩意兒怎麼在這兒？

Nà wányìr zěnme zài zhèr?

What's that doing here?

都九點了，他怎麼還不露面？

Dōu jiǔ diǎn le, tā zěnme hái bú lòumiàn?

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

酒店的星級是怎麼評的？

Jiǔdiàn de xīngjí shì zěnme píng de?

How are hotel star ratings decided?

重要的是我怎麼想，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!

銀行卡丟了，怎麼補辦？

Yínhángkǎ diū le, zěnme bǔbàn?

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

青花瓷上的圖案是怎麼畫的？

Qīnghuācí shàng de tú'àn shì zěnme huà de?

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

飛出籠子的喜鵲,愛怎麼飛就怎麼飛

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

a magpie out of its cage: flies however it likes

食堂怎麼走？

Shítáng zěnme zǒu?

Which way is the canteen?

鴨子是怎麼叫的？

Yāzi shì zěnme jiào de?

How do ducks call?

麻煩問一下，北京大酒店怎麼走？

Máfan wèn yíxià, Běijīng dà jiǔdiàn zěnme zǒu?

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