怎麼著

Mandarin

Phrase

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

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

   你想怎麼著?

   Nǐ xiǎng zěnmezhe?

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

   不管怎麼著, 都不要開門!

   Bùguǎn zěnmezhe, dōu bùyào kāi mén!

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

Usage notes

• 著 is often pronounced as zhāo in casual conversations.