怎麼地

怎麼地

Chinese

		how; how come; why	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (怎麼地/怎麽地)		怎麼/怎麽	地
simp. (怎么地)		怎么	地

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zěnmede, zěnmedi, zěnmedì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ˙ㄉㄜ, ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ˙ㄉㄧ, ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄉㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zěnmede
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ˙ㄉㄜ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzeen.mhe.de
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zěnme̊de̊
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ d̥ə¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, emphatic)⁺
    • Pinyin: zěnmedi
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ˙ㄉㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzeen.mhe.di
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zěnme̊di̊
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ d̥i¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, emphatic)⁺
    • Pinyin: zěnmedì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzeen.mhedih
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zěnme̊dì
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ ti⁵¹/

Pronoun

怎麼地

1. in which way or manner; how

   就不登錄怎麼地了？ [MSC, trad.]
   就不登录怎么地了？ [MSC, simp.]

   Jiù bù dēnglù zěnmedì le? [Pinyin]

   What are you going to do if I just don't log in?

   他今天沒上班是怎麼地了？ [MSC, trad.]
   他今天没上班是怎么地了？ [MSC, simp.]

   Tā jīntiān méi shàngbān shì zěnmedì le? [Pinyin]

   How come he didn't come to work today?

   怎麼地，你想找他做老公嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   怎么地，你想找他做老公吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Zěnmede, nǐ xiǎng zhǎo tā zuò lǎogōng ma? [Pinyin]

   What, you want to make him your husband?

   我倒想看看你們能把我怎麼地了。 [MSC, trad.]
   我倒想看看你们能把我怎么地了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ dào xiǎng kànkan nǐmen néng bǎ wǒ zěnmedì le. [Pinyin]

   I'm actually looking forward to seeing what you can do to me.

   看他暈了，我們當時就蒙了，就不知道怎麼地了。 [MSC, trad.]
   看他晕了，我们当时就蒙了，就不知道怎么地了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kàn tā yūn le, wǒmen dāngshí jiù mēng le, jiù bù zhīdào zěnmedì le. [Pinyin]

   Seeing that he fainted, we were so shocked and were at a loss what to do.

2. in such a way or manner; in some way

   再牛也不敢把他怎麼地。 [MSC, trad.]
   再牛也不敢把他怎么地。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zài niú yě bù gǎn bǎ tā zěnmedì. [Pinyin]

   They wouldn't dare lay a finger on him however tough they were.

   這倆人，還沒怎麼地呢，就掰了。 [MSC, trad.]
   这俩人，还没怎么地呢，就掰了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèi liǎ rén, hái méi zěnmedì ne, jiù bāi le. [Pinyin]

   Those two people broke up before they even started seriously dating.

   高爾夫怎麼地也是一項洋氣的運動。 [MSC, trad.]
   高尔夫怎么地也是一项洋气的运动。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gāo'ěrfū zěnmedì yě shì yī xiàng yángqì de yùndòng. [Pinyin]

   Golf is a high-class sport regardless.

   你以為你能想怎麼地就怎麼地啊。 [MSC, trad.]
   你以为你能想怎么地就怎么地啊。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ yǐwéi nǐ néng xiǎng zěnmedì jiù zěnmedì a. [Pinyin]

   You think you can do whatever you want here?

   不要一張嘴就你們城裡人怎麼怎麼地了。 [MSC, trad.]
   不要一张嘴就你们城里人怎么怎么地了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bùyào yī zhāngzuǐ jiù nǐmen chénglǐrén zěnme zěnmedì le. [Pinyin]

   Don't speak like every sentence coming out of your mouth is about how you think city-dwellers are superior [lit. are such and such].

   現在這水平，再怎麼地，哪天去了國外，日常生活還是能應付的。 [MSC, trad.]
   现在这水平，再怎么地，哪天去了国外，日常生活还是能应付的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiànzài zhè shuǐpíng, zài zěnmedì, nǎ tiān qù le guówài, rìcháng shēnghuó háishì néng yìngfu de. [Pinyin]

   As bad as it seems, my foreign language level would still be enough for daily conversations if I ever go abroad.

3. (usually in the negative) in a good way or manner

   她長得不錯，但是性格卻不怎麼地。 [MSC, trad.]
   她长得不错，但是性格却不怎么地。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zhǎng de bùcuò, dànshì xìnggé què bù zěnmedì. [Pinyin]

   She is quite good-looking, but her personality is not so flattering.