怎 zěn how
how; why
怎么记住“怎”: 乍 suddenly + 心 heart = how. Suddenly the tourist's heart stops in the middle of the market as she wonders how her purse just disappeared.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
怎 = 乍 suddenly + 心 heart
- 乍 suddenly sound
- 心 heart meaning
Suddenly the tourist's heart stops in the middle of the market as she wonders how her purse just disappeared.
How it came to be
The heart block gives the meaning and the suddenly block gives the sound.
用法
- The question root for manner and cause, lives inside 怎么 / 怎样 / 怎么样 rather than standing alone: 怎么办? (zěnme bàn) what do I do?
- 怎么了? (zěnme le) what's wrong? and 怎么样? (zěnmeyàng) how's it going? / how about it? are everyday openers.
- Note the split of jobs: 怎么 asks how/why, 什么 asks what; 你怎么去 how you go vs 你去什么地方 what place you go to.
含“怎”的词语
例句
- 她怎么了？ Tā zěnme le?What happened to her?
- 这件衣服怎么样？ Zhè jiàn yīfu zěnmeyàng?How do you like this dress?
- 你认为怎么样？ Nǐ rènwéi zěnmeyàng?What do you think?
- 后来事情怎么样？ Hòulái shìqing zěnme yàng?How did things turn out later?