怎么
zěnme · HSK 1
how
怎 (how) + 么 (suffix) = 'how' question word
怎 carries the 'how/why' question meaning, while 么 is a common interrogative suffix also seen in 什么 (what) and 那么 (so/that way). Together 怎么 asks 'how' or 'why'.
zěn me · HSK 1
how
怎 (how) + 么 (suffix) = 'how' question word
怎 carries the 'how/why' meaning; 么 is a common interrogative suffix also seen in 什么 (what) and 为什么 (why). Together 怎么 forms the standard 'how' question word in Mandarin.