Usage note
怎样用于询问做某事的方法或步骤。
zěnyàng yòng yú wènshì zuò mǒu shì de fāngfǎ huò bùɡuò.
怎样 is used to ask about the method or steps of doing something.
Context note
怎样常用于日常生活中的问题，比如做饭、做手工等。
zěnyàng cháng yòng yú shēnghuo zhōnɡ de wèntí, bǐrú zuòfàn、zuò shǒujiǎo děng。
怎样 is commonly used in daily life questions, such as cooking and doing crafts.
5 examples
妈妈，怎样做蛋糕？
mā ma， zěn yàng zuò dàn gāo？
Mom, how do you make a cake?
爸爸教我怎样折纸鹤。
bà ba jiào wǒ zěn yàng zhé zhǐ hè。
Dad taught me how to fold paper cranes.
怎样数到一百？
zěn yàng shù dào yì bǎi？
How do you count to one hundred?
怎样快速计算加法？
zěn yàng kuài sù jì suàn jiā fǎ？
How can I quickly calculate addition?
怎样比较两个数字的大小？
zěn yàng bǐ jiào liǎng gè shù zì de dà xiǎo？
How do you compare the size of two numbers?
5 mini stories
小明想知道怎样数到一百，他问妈妈。
xiǎo míng xiǎng zhī dào zěn yàng shù dào yì bǎi， tā wèn mā ma。
Xiaoming wanted to know how to count to one hundred, so he asked his mom.
小红学会了怎样折纸鹤，她给妹妹做了一个。
xiǎo hóng xué huì le zěn yàng zhé zhǐ hè， tā gěi mèi mei zuò le yí gè。
Xiaohong learned how to fold paper cranes, and she made one for her sister.
老师教同学们怎样比较两个数字的大小。
lǎo shī jiào tóng xué men zěn yàng bǐ jiào liǎng gè shù zì de dà xiǎo。
The teacher taught the students how to compare the size of two numbers.
小华想知道怎样快速计算加法，他问爸爸。
xiǎo huá xiǎng zhī dào zěn yàng kuài sù jì suàn jiā fǎ， tā wèn bà ba。
Xiaohua wanted to know how to quickly calculate addition, so he asked his dad.
妈妈教小丽怎样数到一百，她很高兴学会了。
mā ma jiào xiǎo lì zěn yàng shù dào yì bǎi， tā hěn gāo xìng xué huì le。
Mom taught Xiaoli how to count to one hundred, and she was very happy to learn it.
Mini dialogue
做数学题
A
这道题怎样做？
Zhè dào tí zěnyàng zuò?
How do you do this problem?
B
先数一数，再写答案。
Xiān shǔ yi shǔ, zài xiě dá'àn.
First count, then write the answer.
学写字
A
这个字怎样写？
Zhège zì zěnyàng xiě?
How do you write this character?
B
先写左边，再写右边。
Xiān xiě zuǒbiān, zài xiě yòubiān.
First write the left side, then the right side.
Related words and contrasts
similar
怎么
zěnme
how
Often interchangeable with 怎样 in questions.
similar
如何
rúhé
how
A formal synonym for 'how'.