如何

rúhé
pronoun HSK 3 #330

Meanings

  1. 1 how; what way
  2. 2 what about; how about

Characters

Literally 'like what' - a more formal way to ask 'how'.

Examples

HSK 1
Nǐ juéde rúhé?
What do you think?
HSK 2
Jiéguǒ rúhé?
How was the result?
HSK 3
Rúhé jiějué zhège wèntí?
How to solve this problem?

Tips

usage
如何 is more formal/written than 怎么. In spoken Chinese, 怎么 is far more common.
grammar
如何 can be placed before a verb (如何) or after a subject (如何看待). It's common in titles and headlines.

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