Decoded Slug: 怎么 (zěnme) - How
Mandarin Grammar Point
怎么 (zěnme) - How
怎么 (zěnme) - How
Short explanation:
Used to ask the method or way to do something.
Formation:
Subject + 怎么 + Verb + Rest of the sentence?
Examples:
你怎么去公园？我骑自行车去。
Nǐ zěnme qù gōngyuán? Wǒ qí zìxíngchē qù.
How do you go to the park? I go by bicycle.
你怎么做这道菜？我可以给你食谱。
Nǐ zěnme zuò zhè dào cài? Wǒ kěyǐ gěi nǐ shípǔ.
How do you make this dish? I can give you the recipe.
你怎么学习中文？我每天都进行口语和写作练习。
Nǐ zěnme xuéxí Zhōngwén? Wǒ měitiān dōu jìnxíng kǒuyǔ hé xiězuò liànxí.
How do you learn Chinese? I do speaking and writing exercises every day.
他们怎么乘飞机去北京？他们预订了直飞航班。
Tāmen zěnme chéng fēijī qù Běijīng? Tāmen yùdìng le zhífēi hángbān.
How do they take a plane to Beijing? They booked a direct flight.
Long explanation:
The word '怎么 (zěnme)' in Mandarin Chinese is a key interrogative word used to probe for the methods, ways, or means to accomplish a certain action or condition. This word closely equates to 'how' in English. It is typically used in seeking or clarifying the process involved in accomplishing tasks or actions.
