怎么样

zěn me yàng

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Pronoun Very common

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Definitions

1. how?
2. how about?
3. how was it?
4. how are things?

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 如何 rú hé 如何 rú hé how 如何 is more formal and often used in written Chinese, whereas 怎么样 is casual and spoken.: how

Related words

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• 怎么 zěn me 怎么 zěn me how? used to ask 'how' in terms of method: how?

Synonyms

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• 如何 rú hé 如何 rú hé how more formal, often used in written language: how

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Don't confuse with 怎么 (zěnme), which asks for a method; 怎么样 asks for an opinion or state.

Formality

怎么样 is suitable for both casual and semi-formal settings, while 如何 is more formal.

Grammar

Guides that feature 怎么样

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HSK 2.0 Level 3+ HSK 3.0 Level 3+ 6 min

怎样 for “How” and “What Kind Of”

Use 怎样 to ask how something is done, what someone thinks of something, and what kind of person or thing it is.

Reading: zěn me yàng Open guide

HSK 2.0 Level 2+ HSK 3.0 Level 2+ 7 min

Verb + 得 to Say How Well Something Is Done

Use verb + 得 + adjective to comment on how someone does something, like 他跑得很快 or 你说得很对.

Reading: zěn me yàng Open guide

HSK 2.0 Level 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 3+ 6 min

说不定, 不怎么 and 不怎么样

Use 说不定 for “maybe”, 不怎么 + verb or adjective for “not very”, and 不怎么样 for “not that great”.

Reading: zěn me yàng Open guide

Example Sentences

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他的伤势 怎么样 ？

How is the condition of his injury?

嗨，你今天 怎么样 ？

Hey, how are you today?

你觉得这个菜 怎么样 ？

How do you like this dish?

怎么样 ？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5214222)

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Words Containing 怎么样

• 不怎么样 不怎么样 bù zěn me yàng: not up to much
• 你到底想怎么样 你到底想怎么样 nǐ dào dǐ xiǎng zěn me yàng: what do you want from me?!
• 考得怎么样 考得怎么样 kǎo de zěn me yàng: how did the exam go?

Child Words of 怎么样

• 怎么 怎么 zěn me: how?
• 样 样 yàng: manner
• 怎 怎 zěn: how
• 么 么 má: exclamatory final particle
• 么 么 ma: interrogative final particle