怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) — how is it, what do you think
HSK 1 | adjective/pronoun | interrogative asking about condition or opinion
怎么样 (zěnmeyàng)
An interrogative used to ask about the condition, quality, or state of something ("how is it?") or to solicit an opinion ("what do you think?"); unlike 怎么, which asks about the manner of an action, 怎么样 asks about a state or seeks feedback.
Meanings
- [adjective/pronoun] How is it, how are things (asking about condition or state).
- [phrase] What do you think, how about it (seeking an opinion or suggestion).
Example Sentences
你今天怎么样？ Nǐ jīntiān zěnmeyàng? How are you today?
这家餐厅怎么样？ Zhè jiā cāntīng zěnmeyàng? How is this restaurant?
我们明天去爬山，怎么样？ Wǒmen míngtiān qù páshān, zěnmeyàng? Let's go hiking tomorrow. What do you think?
你的新工作怎么样？ Nǐ de xīn gōngzuò zěnmeyàng? How is your new job?
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 你怎么样 (nǐ zěnmeyàng) | how are you |
| 感觉怎么样 (gǎnjué zěnmeyàng) | how does it feel |
| 怎么样了 (zěnmeyàng le) | what happened to it |
| 效果怎么样 (xiàoguǒ zěnmeyàng) | how is the result |
| 还怎么样 (hái zěnmeyàng) | still, so what about it |
| 样子怎么样 (yàngzi zěnmeyàng) | what does it look like |
Memory Hook
怎么样 = 怎么 (how) + 样 (appearance/manner). Combine them to ask: "how does it appear, how does it look to you?" It is an invitation to give your impression.