How to Say ‘How should it be worked out?’ in Simplified Chinese
怎么算？
zěn me suàn
[zěnme suàn]
💬 Usage Tip: 算 (suàn) means "calculate," but 怎么算 is also used to ask how to settle a matter fairly, not just do the arithmetic.
Phrase Breakdown
怎么
zěn me
[zěnme]
how
A word used to ask about the way something happens or is done.
我们怎么去酒吧？
How do we go to the bar?
算
suàn
[suàn]
to calculate; to work out
To compute an amount or charge.
这个怎么算钱？
How is this charged?
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