Chinese

怎麼樣

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ jɑŋ⁵¹/
how; what; in what way
  • TOCFL 1
  • 怎麽樣
  • 怎么样

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  • characterChinese怎 “how; why”
    • soundChinese乍 “suddenly”
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”
  • characterChinese麼 “A particle placed after the topic of a compound sentence, used to express tactfulness.”
    • soundChinese麻 “general name for hemp, flax, jute, etc.”
      • ideaChinese厂 “cliff; habitable cave on a cliff”
      • ideaChinese𣏟 “ramie”
    • meaningChinese幺 “tiny; minute”
  • characterChinese樣 “appearance; form; shape”
    • meaningChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
    • soundChinese羕 “long term; a long period of time”
      • soundChinese羊 “caprid (e.g. sheep, goat, antelope, etc.) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)”
      • meaningChinese永 “perpetual; eternal; permanent; forever”

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