怎样

zěn yàng

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Pronoun Very common

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Definitions

1. how
2. what kind

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 如何 rú hé 如何 rú hé how Formal equivalent: how

Related words

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• 什么样 shén me yàng 什么样 shén me yàng what kind?; what sort? Asking what kind: what kind?; what sort?

Synonyms

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• 怎么 zěn me 怎么 zěn me how? Asking how or why: how?

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 的 to ask about qualities, e.g., 怎样的.

Formality

怎样 is neutral; 如何 is formal and often used in written contexts.

Grammar

Guides that feature 怎样

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2 guides

HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 5+ 5 min

不管怎样说 for “Whatever Else Is True”

Use 不管怎样说 to set other details aside and come back to the point that matters most.

Reading: zěn yàng Open guide

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 yàng Open guide

Example Sentences

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那又 怎样 ？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10043977)

之后 怎样 ？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9839459)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 怎样

• 不管怎样 不管怎样 bù guǎn zěn yàng: in any case

Child Words of 怎样

• 样 样 yàng: manner
• 怎 怎 zěn: how