怎 (zam2) — why?; how?; what? in Cantonese
zamˊ²怎Mandarin Pinyin: zen3
Meaning of 怎
nounwhy?; how?; what?
Example Sentences with 怎
北京的天氣怎麼樣？
How's the weather in Beijing?
怎麼回事？
What's going on? [Literally: How is the result?]
zeˏ₅這bunˊ²本siuˊ²小syut˗₃說batˉ¹不zamˊ²怎moˉ¹麼joengˍ₆樣。
This novel isn't up to much.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋dimˊ²點joengˍ₆樣cyunˎ₄存wut6?活？
How do they survive?
deiˍ₆地kauˎ₄球cyunˉ¹村dimˊ²點joengˍ₆樣aa˗₃呀
How is the global village doing?
Words Containing 怎
怎樣做zam2 joeng2 zou6
how to do sth.; how to handle sth.; how to manage sth. | Cant.: 點做; 點樣做 | Syn.: 怎麼做; 怎麼辦; 怎辦; 怎麼搞; 怎麼幹; 怎樣辦
怎麼搞zam2 mo1 gaau2
how to do sth.; how to handle sth.; how to manage sth. | Cant.: 點做; 點樣做 | Syn.: 怎麼做; 怎麼辦; 怎樣做; 怎辦; 怎麼幹; 怎麼幹; 怎樣辦
怎麼著zam2 mo1 zoek6
variant of 怎麼着
怎麼得了zam2 mo1 dak1 liu5
where will it all end; what a terrible thing it would be; this is one hell of a mess
怎辦zam2 baan6
how to do sth.; how to handle sth.; how to manage sth. | Cant.: 點做; 點樣做 | Syn.: 怎麼做; 怎麼辦; 怎樣做; 怎麼搞; 怎麼幹; 怎樣辦
怎麼zam2 mo1
how? (Synonym: 如何; Cantonese: 點 (dim2))
怎麼幹zam2 mo1 gon3
how to do sth.; how to handle sth.; how to manage sth. | Cant.: 點做; 點樣做 | Syn.: 怎麼做; 怎麼辦; 怎樣做; 怎辦; 怎麼搞; 怎樣辦
不怎麼樣bat1 zam2 mo1 joeng2
nothing much; no big deal; so-so; indifferent; not so great | Cant.: 麻麻地; 冇乜嘢特別; 唔係幾好
怎麼辦zam2 mo1 baan6
how to do sth.; how to handle sth.; how to manage sth.
怎麼樣zam2 mo1 joeng6
(as variant of 怎樣) how; what; how/what about | [literary] 如何, [粵] 點樣
不管怎樣bat1 gun2 zam2 joeng2
anyway, regardless
怎麽zam2 mo1
how [Syn]怎麽樣；怎樣 [粵]點；點樣
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