Usages of zěnme
我 不 知道 怎么 用 这 个 手机， 你 可以 教 我 吗？wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme yòng zhè gè shǒujī, nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma?
I don’t know how to use this phone; could you teach me?
这 个 东西 怎么 翻译 成 英文？zhè gè dōngxi zěnme fānyì chéng yīngwén?
How do you translate this thing into English?
我 觉得 学习 中 最 重要 的 不 是 记住 每 个 生词， 而是 知道 怎么 用 它们。wǒ juéde xuéxí zhōng zuì zhòngyào de bú shì jìzhù měi gè shēngcí, érshì zhīdào zěnme yòng tāmen.
I think the most important thing in learning is not memorizing every new word, but knowing how to use them.
比如 考试 前 很多 学生 都 很 紧张， 不知道 怎么 解决 问题。bǐrú kǎoshì qián hěnduō xuéshēng dōu hěn jǐnzhāng, bùzhīdào zěnme jiějué wèntí.
For example, before exams many students are very nervous and don’t know how to solve their problems.
学校 有 一 次 活动， 让 学生 学习 怎么 减少 垃圾。xuéxiào yǒu yì cì huódòng, ràng xuéshēng xuéxí zěnme jiǎnshǎo lājī.
The school has an activity that lets students learn how to reduce trash.
她 已经 联系 客服 了， 想 问 怎么 退货 和 退款。Tā yǐjīng liánxì kèfú le, xiǎng wèn zěnme tuìhuò hé tuìkuǎn.
She has already contacted customer service and wants to ask how to return it and get a refund.
只有 先 联系 客服， 我们 才 知道 怎么 退货。Zhǐyǒu xiān liánxì kèfú, wǒmen cái zhīdào zěnme tuìhuò.
Only by contacting customer service first can we know how to return it.
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