How to pronounce zen me (怎么) in Chinese

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怎么

zěn me

Characters & meanings

怎

zěnT3

how (in 怎么)

么

meT0

interrogative suffix (in 什么/怎么)

Common mistake

Low + neutral (3-0): sit low on zěn — dental z, no tongue curl, unlike zhè — then flick me off. Compare shénme (rising) vs zěnme (low dip).

Tone change in this word

么 is always neutral in 怎么 — never a full tone.

Example sentence

这个字怎么读？

Zhège zì zěnme dú?

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什么shén me 怎么样zěn me yàng 为什么wèi shén me

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