怎么着

Mandarin

Phrase

怎么着 (simplified, Pinyin zěnmezhe, traditional 怎麼著)

1. (informal) Used to serve as a substitute for a verb phrase or a noun phrase; what, how, whatever

   你想怎么着?

   Nǐ xiǎng zěnmezhe?

   What do you want? / What do you want to do?

   不管怎么着, 都不要开门!

   Bùguǎn zěnmezhe, dōu bùyào kāi mén!

   No matter what happens, don't open the door!

Usage notes

• 着 is often pronounced as zhāo in casual conversations.