Learn Chinese for Free—Lesson 13

Lesson 13 of 360

Today's Chinese characters:

用中文怎么说

The other Chinese characters contained in this lesson have already been studied previously. You can just click on them and go back to the corresponding lesson.

Today you will learn how to build your vocabulary by just asking your Chinese friends: ⋯中文怎么?(How to say ... in Chinese?)

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Characters' Essentials

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yòng
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Use, employ
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zěn
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How, why
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me
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[affix] Suffix used in interrogatives, pronouns and adverbs

Description and Examples

Word
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zěn   me   
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-[interrogative pronoun] How
-[pronoun] Indicating the nature, condition, and manner in general
-[pronoun] Used in the negative to indicate inadequacy


Before asking "中文怎么?" you need to:

  • Say something in English of which you want the Chinese translation, for example: “U.S.A.”中文怎么
  • Take an object, and showing it ask 中文怎么
  • Point or tap something and ask 中文怎么

How to ask questions—Part 3
With “怎么

The pronoun 怎么 is used to ask about 1) a way or manner, 2) a state of affairs, or 3) a cause or reason.

Examples of asking about a way or manner.

老师英文怎么
“three thousand and five”汉语怎么



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