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The Chinese word zenyang - 怎样 - zěnyàng
(how in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

zěnyàng

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English translation

how

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Chinese characters  ( zenyang / zěnyàng ) with pronunciation (English translation: how )

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怎样 ( zenyang / zěnyàng ) is composed of these characters: 怎 (zen) , 样 (yang)
怎样 ( zenyang / zěnyàng ) in traditional characters
怎樣
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 怎样 ( zenyang / zěnyàng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Zhege zi zenyang xie?
Zhège zì zěnyàng xiě?
 – English translation: How do you write this character?

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怎样 ( zenyang / zěnyàng ) belongs to the 100 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 97)
More words that mean how in Chinese
duōme ( 多么 ), héděng ( 何等 ), rúhé ( 如何 ), zěn ( 怎 ), zěnme ( 怎么 ), zěnmeyàng ( 怎么样 )

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