怎么 (zěnme) is the Chinese word for "how," and you place it directly before the verb to ask how to do something — with no extra helper words like English "do you." In this live voice session, you practice the pattern by speaking with AI teacher Mei Lin in real time.
The key insight is simple: put 怎么 right before the verb. No additional words are needed, unlike English "How do you...?" Take the example sentence:
这个字怎么写？ (zhège zì zěnme xiě?)
"How do you write this character?"
Here, 怎么 sits immediately before 写 (xiě, "to write"). After this session, you can ask how to do things in Chinese — how to write a character, how to get somewhere, or how to say a word you don't know.
This conversation targets one grammar pattern and takes roughly 10 minutes. You talk out loud with Mei Lin — voice, not typing. She corrects your grammar and pronunciation in the flow of conversation and adapts to your level. You'll practice asking "how" in different contexts until the structure feels natural.
You can try the first conversation free; no credit card is required to start talking. For more speaking practice, visit the HSK 1 lessons hub page, or try another HSK 1 live session on 呢 (ne) and another HSK 1 live session on 吗 (ma). To reinforce your writing, use the free printable Chinese worksheet generator.
怎么 (zěnme) goes directly before the verb. For example, in 这个字怎么写？ (zhège zì zěnme xiě?), meaning "How do you write this character?", 怎么 sits right before 写 (xiě). No extra words are needed — unlike English, which adds "do you" between "how" and the verb.
In this "Asking How" session, you talk out loud with AI teacher Mei Lin and practice using 怎么 (zěnme) to ask how to do things — how to write a character, how to get somewhere, or how to say something you don't know. Mei Lin corrects your grammar and pronunciation as you speak.
This conversation targets one grammar pattern — 怎么 (zěnme) — and takes roughly 10 minutes. You speak with Mei Lin by voice in real time, and she adapts to your level so the practice stays productive whether you're just starting HSK 1 or reviewing.
Yes. You can use the free Chinese Worksheet Generator to print handwriting worksheets. Ready-made packs cover HSK 1–3 words, so you can reinforce the characters you encounter while learning 怎么 (zěnme) and other HSK 1 vocabulary.