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怎麽

简怎么 · 繁怎麽

Mandarin · pinyin zěn me

variant of 怎麼 zěn me

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怎: zěn · what? why? how?
麽: mó · interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
么: me · interrogative particle; small

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3–5 · zen3 me5

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