如何

rú hé

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Pronoun Very common

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Definitions

1. how
2. what way
3. what

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 何如 hé rú 何如 hé rú how about classical Chinese variant of 如何, used in formal or literary contexts: how about

Related words

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• 为什么 wèi shén me 为什么 wèi shén me why? for learners, as 如何 can sometimes translate 'why' in set phrases: why?

Synonyms

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• 怎么 zěn me 怎么 zěn me how? in most interrogative uses asking 'how' or 'in what way': how?
• 怎么样 zěn me yàng 怎么样 zěn me yàng how? when asking about manner or condition, but more colloquial: how?

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Learners often use 如何 to mean 'how about...?' in casual suggestions; instead use 怎么样 in informal speech.

Formality

如何 is more formal than 怎么 and is commonly used in written Chinese, formal speeches, and polite inquiries.

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 5 min

不知...是/才好 for “Not Know What to Do”

Use 不知怎么办才好 and 不知如何是好 to say you are at a loss and don’t know what would be best.

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Example Sentences

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这个问题 如何 解决？

How can this problem be solved?

我们应该学会 如何 应急处理火灾。

We should learn how to respond to fire emergencies.

她最近在学习 如何 理财。

She has been learning how to manage finances recently.

如何 ？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1705838)

你認為 如何 ?

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 735175)

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Words Containing 如何

• 无论如何 无论如何 wú lùn rú hé: whatever the case
• 意下如何 意下如何 yì xià rú hé: how about it?

Child Words of 如何

• 如 如 rú: as
• 何 何 hé: what