怎么说呢 in English zen3 me5 shuo1 ne5 Meaning

Meanings

  • Why is that?
  • How come?

Simplified Characters

怎 么 说 呢

Traditional Characters

怎 麼 說 呢

Pinyin

zen3 me5 shuo1 ne5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

怎zen3how 么me5surname Yao 说shuo1to persuade 呢ne5particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ('What about ...?', 'And ...?')