Difference between revisions of "Asking how something is with "zenmeyang""
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* 你 最近 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zuìjìn <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How have you been recently?</span> | * 你 最近 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zuìjìn <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How have you been recently?</span> | ||
| − | * 中国 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Zhōngguò<em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How is China?</span> | + | * 中国 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Zhōngguò <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How is China?</span> |
* 北京 冬天 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Běijīng dōngtiān <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How is Beijing in the winter?</span> | * 北京 冬天 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Běijīng dōngtiān <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How is Beijing in the winter?</span> | ||
* 今天 天气 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān tiānqì <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How is the weather today?</span> | * 今天 天气 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān tiānqì <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How is the weather today?</span> | ||
| − | * 你 妹妹 的 工作 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ mèimei dē | + | * 你 妹妹 的 工作 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ mèimei dē gōngzuò <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How is your little sister's job going?</span> |
* 你的 新 手机 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ de xīn shǒujī <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How's your new phone?</span> | * 你的 新 手机 <em>怎么样</em> ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ de xīn shǒujī <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How's your new phone?</span> | ||
* 这里 的 菜 <em>怎么样</em> ？好吃 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ de cài <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How is the food here?</span> | * 这里 的 菜 <em>怎么样</em> ？好吃 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ de cài <em>zěnmeyàng</em> ? </span><span class="trans">How is the food here?</span> | ||
Revision as of 09:12, 26 February 2019
You may know that 怎么 (zěnme) can mean "how", but by adding to it and making it 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng), you can ask how something is, or what it is like. This is useful in all manner of conversations, and is essential for building conversation skills.
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Basic Usage
Structure
This question form is super simple. It is similar to asking the question, "how is...?"
Subj. + 怎么样 ?
Examples
Many of these sample sentences are super common in everyday life, so it's a good idea to get familiar with them.
- 你 最近 怎么样 ？How have you been recently?
- 中国 怎么样 ？How is China?
- 北京 冬天 怎么样 ？How is Beijing in the winter?
- 今天 天气 怎么样 ？How is the weather today?
- 你 妹妹 的 工作 怎么样 ？How is your little sister's job going?
- 你的 新 手机 怎么样 ？How's your new phone?
- 这里 的 菜 怎么样 ？好吃 吗 ？How is the food here?
Asking Opinions
Structure
In this case, it's most common to negate the adjective after 怎么 (zěnme).
你 觉得 + Topic + 怎么样 ?
This is like asking, "what do you think of...?"
Examples
- 你 觉得 上海 怎么样 ？What do you think of Shanghai?
- 你 觉得 我 怎么样 ？What do you think of me?
- 你 觉得 中文 怎么样 ？ 难学 吗 ？What do you think of Chinese? Is it difficult to learn?
