Meaning of 怎么样
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- how?
- how about?
- how was it?
- how are things?
How to use 怎么样
Put 怎么样 at the end of a sentence to ask how something is or was, or to make a suggestion like "how about...?" It often follows a topic or a proposal. Example: 明天去看电影，怎么样？(Míngtiān qù kàn diànyǐng, zěnmeyàng?) How about going to see a movie tomorrow?
Think of it as 怎么 (zěnme, how) plus 样 (yàng, appearance or kind). Asking 怎么样 is literally asking "how does it look?" which becomes "how is it?"
Common mistake: Learners often use 怎么样 to ask how to do something, but that needs 怎么 before the verb, as in 怎么走 (zěnme zǒu, how do I get there), not 怎么样走. Also keep 么 neutral tone and do not say zěnmōyàng.
怎么样 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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怎 zěn · what? why? how? · 9 strokes
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么 me · interrogative particle · 3 strokes
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样 yàng · manner · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 怎么样.
| 什么 | shénme | what?; something; anything |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how?; what? |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 干什么 | gàn shénme | what are you doing?; what's he up to? |
| 没什么 | méi shénme | it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're |
| 这样 | zhèyàng | this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | why?; for what reason? |
| 这么 | zhème | so much; this much |
| 那么 | nàme | like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ... |
| 那样 | nàyàng | that kind; that sort |
| 怎样 | zěnyàng | how; what kind |
| 怎么办 | zěnme bàn | what's to be done |
Questions about 怎么样
What does 怎么样 mean?
怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) means "how?; how about?" and is used as a pronoun.
How do you write 怎么样?
怎么样 is made of 3 characters: 怎 (9 strokes), 么 (3 strokes), 样 (10 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 怎么样 an HSK word?
Yes. 怎么样 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 怎么样 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 怎么样 is written 怎麼樣.
How do I answer 怎么样?
Answer with an adjective or opinion, such as 很好 (hěn hǎo, very good), 还可以 (hái kěyǐ, not bad), or 不怎么样 (bù zěnmeyàng, not great). To accept a suggestion, say 好啊 (hǎo a) or 行 (xíng).
What is the difference between 怎么样 and 怎么了?
怎么样 asks about quality or opinion, like "how was it?" 怎么了 (zěnme le) asks what happened or what is wrong, often when someone looks upset.