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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing 'how' with 怎么 (zěnme)

    HSK 1
    Manner & Method
    Questions

    Structure

    Subject + 怎么 + Verb

    Explanation

    The question word 怎么 is used to ask how something is done or how to do something. It is placed before the verb in a sentence. For example, 你怎么去？ means "How do you get there?" and 这个字怎么写？ means "How do you write this character?"

    Examples

    • 这道菜怎么做？你能教我吗？

      zhè dào cài zěnme zuò? nǐ néng jiāo wǒ ma?

      How do you make this dish? Can you teach me?

    • 你每天怎么去上班？

      nǐ měitiān zěnme qù shàngbān?

      How do you get to work every day?

    • 这个手机怎么连WiFi？

      zhège shǒujī zěnme lián WiFi?

      How do I connect this phone to WiFi?

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