Word Number 5
how
Primary Chinese
怎么
Primary Pinyin
zěn me
Short Definition
A question token asking about manner, method, or means.
Primary Meaning
询问方式或方法
Primary Note
Manner-focused question word.
Mapping Boundary
Correct: You how go school → 你怎么去学校？
Incorrect: How you go school as the stored Chinglish order.
怎么 appears after the subject in Chinese.