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怎么样

zěnmeyàng

how; how about

One person asking another person
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Characters in this word

怎 zěn

Strokes
9
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 怎

样 yàng

Strokes
10
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 羊 sheep, goat
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 样

Example phrases

  • 你怎么样? Nǐ zěnmeyàng? How are things with you?
  • 饭怎么样? Fàn zěnmeyàng? How is the food?
  • 今天怎么样? Jīntiān zěnmeyàng? How is today?

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