How to Say ‘What happened?’ in Simplified Chinese
怎么了？
zěn me le
[zěnme le]
Phrase Breakdown
怎么
zěn me
[zěnme]
what; how (what happened)
In 怎么了 it asks what is the matter.
你怎么了？
What's wrong with you?
了
le
[le]
(change of situation particle)
At the end of a sentence, it shows that something is now about to happen or has changed.
下雨了。
It's raining now.
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