Chinese Grammar Points: 怎么样/怎样【HSK】

HSK Grammar Points > 怎么样 / 怎样

1. How are you? How is ...?
   【Subject + 怎么样？】
   to ask about the state of someone or something.
   • "Shēngyì zěnmeyàng?" "Bùcuò."
     "生意怎么样？" "不错。"
     "How's business?" "Not bad." 6209
     Nǐ zěnmeyàng (nǐ hǎo ma)?
     你怎么样（你好吗）？
     How are you? 13277
2. What about? How about?
   【Verb Phrase + 怎么样？】
   to make a suggestion
   • Qù kàn diànyǐng zěnmeyàng?
     去看电影怎么样？
     How about going to the movies? 13280
     Xiū jǐ tiān jiǎ zěnmeyàng?
     休几天假怎么样？
     What about taking a few days off? 13281
3. How do you find/like?
   【你觉得...怎么样？】
   to ask what an experience or event is like
   • Nǐ juédé zhè chǎng yǎnjiǎng zěnmeyàng?
     你觉得这场演讲怎么样？
     How do you find the lecture? (= do you think it was good)? 13278
     Nǐ juédé zhè chǎng yīnyuèhuì zěnmeyàng?
     你觉得这场音乐会怎么样？
     How do you like the concert (= do you enjoy it)? 13279
4. How to
   【怎样 + Verb(Verb Phrase)】
   to ask how to do something (怎么 or 怎么样 are often used in spoken language.)
   • Zěnyàng jiěshì zhè zhǒng xiànxiàng?
     怎样解释这种现象?
     How to explain this phenomenon? 13288
     Tā zhīdào zěnyàng wánchéng zhège jìhuà.
     他知道怎样完成这个计划。
     He knows how to complete this plan. 13289
5. So what?
   【那又怎样？】
   to mean "it's not important" and "I don't care"
   • Wǒ 35 suì hái méi jiéhūn. Nà yòu zěnyàng?
     我35岁还没结婚。那又怎样？
     I am still not married at the age of 35. So what? 13290
     Nà yòu zěnyàng? Wǒ bùzàihū tā zěnme xiǎng!
     那又怎样？我不在乎她怎么想！
     So what? I don't care what she thinks! 13291
6. not up to much; so-so
   【不 + 怎么样】
   to express "not good or well"
   • Tā dǎ wǎngqiú dǎ dé bù zěnmeyàng.
     他打网球打得不怎么样。
     He plays tennis only so so. 13283
     Zhè tái diànnǎo bù zěnmeyàng.
     这台电脑不怎么样。
     This computer is not up to much. 13292
7. No matter what; Anyway
   【不管(无论) + 怎么样(怎样)】
   Whatever else is happening, without considering other things:
   • Bùguǎn zěnme yàng, wèilái shì kěyǐ gǎibiàn de!
     不管怎么样，未来是可以改变的！
     No matter what, the future can be changed! 13284
     Wúlùn zěnyàng, wǒmen bìxū jiēshòu tā.
     无论怎样，我们必须接受它。
     Anyway, we have to accept it. 13285
8. Used as complement of verbs
   【Verb + 得怎么样? 】
   
   • Nǐ de shùxué kǎo de zěnmeyàng?
     你的数学考得怎么样？
     How did your math test go? 13286
     Tā chànggē chàng de zěnmeyàng?
     她唱歌唱得怎么样?
     How well can she sing? 13287