怎么 (zěnme) means How (can it be that). Below are 23 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
你能教我 怎么 用吗？
Nǐ néng jiāo wǒ zěnme yòng ma?
Can you teach me how to use it?
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 教
From the graded readers
她又问：“工作 怎么 样？”
tā yòu wèn:" gōngzuò zěnmeyàng?"
Then she asked, "How's work?"
Graded reader · HSK 1 · A Phone Call
妈妈也来了。她说：“我 怎么 会忘呢？”
māma yě lái le / liǎo / liào. tā shuō:" wǒ zěnme huì wàng ne / ní?"
Mum came too. She said, "How could I forget?"
Graded reader · HSK 2 · An Anniversary Surprise
我走过去问他：“请问，火车站 怎么 走？”
wǒ zǒu guòqù wèn tā:" qǐngwèn, huǒchēzhàn zěnme zǒu?"
I went over and asked, "Excuse me, how do I get to the station?"
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
From the travel phrasebook
质检 怎么 做？
Zhìjiǎn zěnme zuò?
How is quality control done?
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
运费 怎么 算？
Yùnfèi zěnme suàn?
How is the shipping worked out?
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
保险 怎么 算？
Bǎoxiǎn zěnme suàn?
How is the insurance calculated?
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
地铁站 怎么 走？
Dìtiě zhàn zěnme zǒu?
How do I get to the metro station?
Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration
包装是 怎么 样的？
Bāozhuāng shì zěnmeyàng de?
What's the packaging like?
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
差评是 怎么 回事？
Chàpíng shì zěnme huí shì?
What's the story with the bad reviews?
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
去人民广场 怎么 走？
Qù Rénmín Guǎngchǎng zěnme zǒu?
How do I get to People's Square?
Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro
你们打算 怎么 处理？
Nǐmen dǎsuàn zěnme chǔlǐ?
How do you plan to handle this?
Travel phrasebook · Quality problems and claims
Words that contain 怎么
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Questions about 怎么
How is 怎么 used in a sentence?
This page shows 23 sentences using 怎么 (zěnme, "How (can it be that)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 怎么 an HSK word?
Yes — 怎么 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 怎么?
The dictionary page for 怎么 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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