How to Say ‘How was your weekend?’ in Traditional Chinese
週末過得怎麼樣？
zhōu mò guò dé zěn me yàng
[zhōumò guò de zěnmeyàng]
💬 Usage Tip: 過得怎麼樣 (guò de zěn me yàng) asks how a stretch of time went. Swap the time word to reuse it: 假期過得怎麼樣？ "How was your vacation?"
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is the classic Monday-morning opener in a Taiwanese office. A short, friendly answer is all that's expected.
Phrase Breakdown
週末
zhōu mò
[zhōumò]
weekend
Saturday and Sunday.
週末我們去逛街吧。
Let's go shopping this weekend.
過得怎麼樣？
guò dé zěn me yàng
how did it go?
過得 means 'spent / passed (in a certain way)', and 怎麼樣 asks 'how'. 得 is light and neutral: guò de zěnmeyàng.
你最近過得怎麼樣？
How have you been lately?
Words in this phrase
過
guò
[guò]
to celebrate; to spend (a day)
Used for spending or celebrating holidays and birthdays.
你們怎麼過新年？
How do you celebrate New Year?
得
dé
[de]
(degree complement marker)
Comes after a verb to introduce how well or how much the action is done.
他跑得很快。
He runs very fast.
怎麼樣
zěn me yàng
[zěnmeyàng]
how is it; how about
Used to ask about the state or condition of something.
你最近怎麼樣？
How have you been lately?
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