怎生
zěn shēng
Pinyin
Definition
怎生
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- how
- why
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一回生二回熟
- 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
- 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
- 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
- 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
- 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
- 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
九死一生
- 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- 2 new lease of life
Sample Sentences
守着窗儿,独自怎生得黑?
By the window, how can I get through to the dusk alone?