怎么着

怎麼著

zěnmezhe

phrase #4,674

Meanings

1 what's up?
2 so what?
3 what do you want to do?

Characters

question suffix

aspect particle

Examples

你想怎么着？

Nǐ xiǎng zěnmezhe?

What do you want to do about it?

怎么着，咱们去吃饭吧？

Zěnmezhe, zánmen qù chīfàn ba?

So, how about we go eat?

Tips

register

怎么着 is very colloquial, common in northern Chinese speech. It can sound confrontational ('so what?') or casual ('what's the plan?') depending on tone.

Stroke Order

怎 zěn

么 me

着 zhe