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怎么了

zěn me le

3-character word Traditional 怎麼了

What 怎么了 means

1. What's up?
2. What's going on?
3. What happened?

Other readings

怎么了 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zěn me levariant of {怎么了|zěn me le}

The characters in 怎么了

• 怎zěnhow
• 么mesuffix, used to form interrogative 什么
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…

Example sentences

• 怎么了？
  What's the matter?
• 他怎么了？
  What happened to him?
• 你的狗怎么了？
  What's become of your dog?
• 没错，怎么了？
  Yes, why?
• 你的车子怎么了?
  What is the matter with your car?
• 你到底怎么了啊？
  What happened to you?