How to Say ‘How's your day going?’ in Simplified Chinese
今天过得怎么样？
jīn tiān guò dé zěn me yàng
[jeen-tyen guò duh dzun-muh-yang]
💬 Usage Tip: 怎么样 (zěn me yàng) at the end turns a statement into a "how is it?" question. Swap the front: 工作怎么样？ "How's work?"
Phrase Breakdown
今天过得
jīn tiān guò dé
today went / your day went
今天 (jīntiān) means 'today'. 过得 (guò de) means 'passed, went', and 得 is light. This 得 links the verb to a description of how it went.
今天过得很开心。
Today was a lot of fun.
Words in this phrase
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
The current day; used when talking about what is happening now.
今天有一个很重要的职业活动。
Today there is a very important career event.
过
guò
[guò]
to spend (time); to live through
Verb meaning to pass or spend a period of time.
周末过得很开心。
The weekend was spent happily.
得
dé
[duh]
structural particle used after a verb
Used after a verb to introduce the result or degree, as in 'chat in a certain way.'
我们聊得很开心，以后可以再见。
We chatted very happily and can meet again later.
怎么样？
zěn me yàng
how was it?
怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) means 'how is it / how about it'. The middle me is light, and yàng falls.
这本书怎么样？
How is this book?
Words in this phrase
怎么样
zěn me yàng
[dzun-muh-yang]
how; how is it
A common question phrase used to ask about condition, quality, or situation.
你觉得公司的文化怎么样？
What do you think of the company's culture?
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