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怎么

zěnme

1. pronoun how (manner)

   这道题怎么做？

   Zhè dào tí zěnme zuò?

   How do you solve this problem?

2. pronoun how come; why (often with surprise)

   你怎么才来？

   Nǐ zěnme cái lái?

   Why are you only arriving now?

3. pronoun how could (rhetorical)

   这怎么可能？

   Zhè zěnme kěnéng?

   How is this possible?

4. pronoun however; in whatever way (怎么…就怎么…)

   你想怎么做，就怎么做吧。

   Nǐ xiǎng zěnme zuò, jiù zěnme zuò ba.

   Do it however you want.

5. adverb 不怎么: not very; not much

   我今天身体不太舒服，不想吃什么，也不怎么想说话。

   Wǒ jīntiān shēntǐ bù tài shūfu, bù xiǎng chī shénme, yě bù zěnme xiǎng shuōhuà.

   I'm not feeling very well today, I don't feel like eating anything, nor do I feel like talking much.

6. adjective 不怎么样: not that good; mediocre

   这件衣服质量不怎么样。

   Zhè jiàn yīfu zhìliàng bù zěnmeyàng.

   The quality of this garment is not that great.

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