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.

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

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