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How to Say ‘How do they cooperate?’ in Traditional Chinese

怎麼合作呢?

zěn me hé zuò ne

[dzun-muh huh-dzwor nuh]

💬 Usage Tip: [怎麼 + verb] is a very common way to ask 'how do/does someone...?' You can reuse it easily: [怎麼合作], [怎麼溝通], [怎麼安排工作].

Phrase Breakdown

怎麼

zěn me

[dzun-muh]

how; in what way

Used to ask about the method or manner of doing something.

Example

你們平常怎麼合作,會先開會嗎?

How do you usually work together? Do you meet first?

合作

hé zuò

[huh-dzwor]

to cooperate; to collaborate

Used when people or teams work together toward a goal.

Example

這兩個部門合作得很順利。

These two departments collaborate very smoothly.

呢?

ne

(soft question particle)

Adds a natural, softer tone to the question in spoken Chinese.

Example

你今天要去哪裡呢?

Where are you going today?

Words in this phrase

ne

[nuh]

sentence particle for softening a question or tone

Often placed at the end of a question to sound more natural and conversational.

Example

你們平常怎麼合作呢?我想多了解一下。

How do you usually work together? I’d like to understand more.

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