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Chinese word

怎么回事

zěn me huí shì

what's the matter?

Traditional: 怎麼回事

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • what's the matter?
  • what's going on?
  • how could that be?
  • how did that come about?
  • what's it all about?

Characters in this word

怎zěn9 strokeswhat? why? how?么me3 strokesinterrogative particle回huí6 strokesto return, to turn around事shì8 strokesaffair, matter, business

Common words: 怎 · 么 · 回 · 事

Words

Words with the same first character

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怎么zěn mehow?; what?; why?; variant of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5]怎样zěn yànghow; what kind怎能zěn nénghow can?怎么样zěn me yànghow?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?怎么办zěn me bànwhat's to be done怎么着zěn me zhāowhat?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5]