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to do what; what to do; how ☊ làm thế nào ☊
怎么 → ☊ zen3me5 how?; what?; why? ☊ Làm thế nào ☊
怎么样 → ☊ zen3me5yang4 how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? ☊ Làm thế nào ☊
多么 → ☊ duo1me5 how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent ☊ Làm thế nào ☊
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like: làm thế nào → →
What can one do now! ☊ Biết làm thế nào bây giờ ☊
what can we do ☊ biết làm thế nào được ☊
Wie halten Sie sich fit? ☊ Anh / Chị làm thế nào để giữ cho mình luôn khỏe mạnh? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1515)
How do you account for the show's success? ☊ account for sth ☊
amaze sb what, how, etc...: It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money. ☊ amaze ☊
amazed how...: She was amazed how little he had changed. ☊ amazed ☊
analyse what, how, etc...: We need to analyse what went wrong. ☊ analyse ☊
anticipate what, how, that, etc...: Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask. ☊ anticipate ☊
How do you make the wheels go around? ☊ around ☊
arrange how, where, etc...: We've still got to arrange how to get to the airport. ☊ arrange ☊
How can you bear to eat that stuff? ☊ bear ☊
beat sb why, how, etc...: It beats me (= I don't know) why he did it. ☊ beat ☊
What beats me is how it was done so quickly (= I don't understand how). ☊ beat ☊
'How are you going to France?' 'We're going by boat (= by ferry ).' ☊ boat ☊
How did this dish get broken? ☊ broken ☊
How's business? ☊ business ☊
careful when/what/how, etc.: You must be careful when handling chemicals. ☊ careful ☊
How do people celebrate New Year in your country? ☊ celebrate ☊
clear what, how, whether, etc...: It is not clear what they want us to do. ☊ clear ☊
How he got there was not clear. ☊ clear ☊
clear what, how, whether, etc...: I'm still not clear what the job involves. ☊ clear ☊
How clever of you to work it out! ☊ clever ☊
How did you make the connection (= realize that there was a connection between two facts that did not seem to be related)? ☊ connection ☊
consider how/what, etc...: We need to consider how the law might be reformed. ☊ consider ☊
You must learn how to construct a logical argument. ☊ construct ☊
control what/how, etc...: Parents should control what their kids watch on television. ☊ control ☊
Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do). ☊ criminal ☊
We were taught how to criticize poems. ☊ criticize ☊
defend sth: How can you defend such behaviour? ☊ defend ☊
define what, how, etc...: It is difficult to define what makes him so popular. ☊ define ☊
They have very definite ideas on how to bring up children. ☊ definite ☊
demonstrate (to sb) how, what, etc...: Let me demonstrate to you how it works. ☊ demonstrate ☊
He gave me detailed instructions on how to get there. ☊ detailed ☊
How is the business doing? ☊ do ☊
He has no dress sense (= no idea of how to dress well). ☊ dress ☊
emphasize how, what, etc...: He emphasized how little was known about the disease. ☊ emphasize ☊
explain who, how, etc...: He explained who each person in the photo was. ☊ explain ☊
explain to sb who, how, etc...: She explained to them what to do in an emergency. ☊ explain ☊
explain why, how, etc...: Well, that doesn't explain why you didn't phone. ☊ explain ☊
How do you account for the fact that unemployment is still rising? ☊ fact ☊
How does it feel to be alone all day? ☊ feel ☊
figure how, what, etc...: I can't figure out how to do this. ☊ figure sb/sth out ☊
How do these two parts fit together? ☊ fit ☊
What can I do for you (= how can I help you)? ☊ for ☊
forget where, how, etc...: I've forgotten where they live exactly. ☊ forget ☊
Do you know how to form the past tense? ☊ form ☊
'How do you do?' she said formally. ☊ formally ☊
How will the company be doing ten years further on? ☊ further ☊
How did you get on at the interview? ☊ get on ☊
How did she get into (= start taking) drugs? ☊ get into sth ☊
How does she get by on such a small salary? ☊ get by (on/in/with sth) ☊
How's it going (= is your life enjoyable, successful, etc. at the moment)? ☊ go ☊
It's hard to see how they can lose. ☊ hard ☊
hear what, how, etc...: Did you hear what happened? ☊ hear ☊
How does it work? ☊ how ☊
'Her behaviour was very odd.' 'How so? ' ☊ how ☊
Do you remember how (= that) the kids always loved going there? ☊ how ☊
How are you feeling now? ☊ how ☊
How kind of you to help! ☊ how ☊
How he wished he had been there! ☊ how ☊
How about a break? ☊ how about...? ☊
How about going for a meal? ☊ how about...? ☊
'I think you owe me some money.' ' How come?' ☊ how come? ☊
How's the job-hunting going? ☊ hunting ☊
He hasn't the faintest idea how to manage people. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
imagine what, how, etc...: Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years? ☊ imagine ☊
indication (of sth): They gave no indication of how the work should be done. ☊ indication ☊
instruction on how to do sth: The plant comes with full instructions on how to care for it. ☊ instruction ☊
investigate what, how, etc...: Police are investigating what happened. ☊ investigate ☊
investigate how, what, etc...: The research investigates how foreign speakers gain fluency. ☊ investigate ☊
How do these two pieces join? ☊ join ☊
justify (sb/sth) doing sth: How can they justify paying such huge salaries? ☊ justify ☊
How are the kids (= your children)? ☊ kid ☊
know how, what, etc...: Do you know how to use spreadsheets? ☊ know ☊
know what, how, etc...: I knew perfectly well what she meant. ☊ know ☊
Let me know how I can help. ☊ let sb know ☊
How do you find life in Japan? ☊ life ☊
How can they afford it? That's what I'd like to know. ☊ like ☊
How can I make up for the way I've treated you? ☊ make up (to sb) for sth ☊
I don't know how I made it through the week. ☊ make it ☊
manage with/without sb/sth: How do you manage without a car? ☊ manage ☊
I don't know how she manages on her own with four kids. ☊ manage ☊
I don't know exactly how we'll manage it, but we will, somehow. ☊ manage ☊
The biggest question is how they got into this mess in the first place. ☊ mess ☊
We didn't know how we would cope once the money had gone. ☊ once ☊
How about those ones over there? ☊ one ☊
plan how, what, etc...: I've been planning how I'm going to spend the day. ☊ plan ☊
I don't know how to make polite conversation. ☊ polite ☊
How could you possibly think that I had anything to do with it! ☊ possibly ☊
propose doing sth: How do you propose getting home? ☊ propose ☊
prove what, how, etc...: This just proves what I have been saying for some time. ☊ prove ☊
The meat was—how shall I put it?—a little overdone. ☊ put ☊
I don't know how she puts up with him. ☊ put up with sb/sth ☊
How can we raise standards in schools? ☊ raise ☊
You never know how he is going to react. ☊ react ☊
recommend how, what, etc...: Can you recommend how much we should charge? ☊ recommend ☊
record how, what, etc...: His job is to record how politicians vote on major issues. ☊ record ☊
regret what, how, etc...: I deeply regret what I said. ☊ regret ☊
remember how, what, etc...: Can you remember how much money we spent? ☊ remember ☊
report what, how, etc...: She failed to report what had occurred. ☊ report ☊
a coach who knows how to get results from his players ☊ result ☊
reveal how, what, etc...: Officers could not reveal how he died. ☊ reveal ☊
How can we make room for all the furniture? ☊ room ☊
How do you make the wheels go round? ☊ round ☊
He has no idea how to run a business. ☊ run ☊
say (what, how, etc...): It's hard to say what caused the accident. ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): She finds it hard to say what she feels. ☊ say ☊
see what, how, etc...: Go and see what the kids are doing, will you? ☊ see ☊
see what, how, etc...: Did you see what happened? ☊ see ☊
How can we best serve the needs of future generations? ☊ serve ☊
My mother taught me how to sew. ☊ sew ☊
How can you tell what sex a fish is? ☊ sex ☊
Can you show me how to do it? ☊ show ☊
show (sb) how, what, etc...: This shows how people are influenced by TV advertisements. ☊ show ☊
How silly of me to expect them to help! ☊ silly ☊
How soon can you get here? ☊ soon ☊
How do you spell your surname? ☊ spell ☊
How do you stand him being here all the time? ☊ stand ☊
How can you stand by and see him accused of something he didn't do? ☊ stand by ☊
it strikes sb how, what, etc...: It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation. ☊ strike ☊
How does the idea strike you? ☊ strike ☊
study how, what, etc...: The group will study how the region coped with the loss of thousands of jobs. ☊ study ☊
I don't know how you can eat that stuff! ☊ stuff ☊
How did we get onto the subject of marriage? ☊ subject ☊
sure how, whether, etc...: Ask me if you're not sure how to do it. ☊ sure ☊
How do you switch this thing on? ☊ switch off/on, switch sth off/on ☊
How am I supposed to take that remark? ☊ take ☊
teach sb how, what, etc...: My father taught me how to ride a bike. ☊ teach ☊
tell which, what, etc...: The kittens look exactly alike—how can you tell which is which? ☊ tell ☊
tell how, if, etc...: 'That's not an original.' 'How can you tell?' ☊ tell ☊
tell sb how, what, etc...: I can't tell you how happy I am. ☊ tell ☊
tell sb how, where, etc...: This gauge tells you how much fuel you have left. ☊ tell ☊
How's the (= your) baby? ☊ the ☊
Hi, Jane! How are things? ☊ thing ☊
think where, how, etc...: We couldn't think where you'd gone. ☊ think ☊
Just think how nice it would be to see them again. ☊ think ☊
think what, how, etc...: He was trying to think what to do. ☊ think ☊
think what, how, etc...: I was just thinking what a long way it is. ☊ think ☊
The leaflet explains how to apply for a place. ☊ to ☊
He really knows how to turn on the charm (= suddenly become pleasant and attractive). ☊ turn sth on ☊
understand what, how, etc...: They understand what I have been through. ☊ understand ☊
How shall we divide up the work? ☊ up ☊
It's not up to you to tell me how to do my job. ☊ be up to sb ☊
How do you view your position within the company? ☊ view ☊
How can we attract more visitors to our website? ☊ visitor ☊
How do you measure the volume of a gas? ☊ volume ☊
warn sb what, how, etc...: I had been warned what to expect. ☊ warn ☊
watch what, how, etc...: Watch what I do, then you try. ☊ watch ☊
How wide is that stream? ☊ wide ☊
worry sb/yourself (about sb/sth): What worries me is how I am going to get another job. ☊ worry ☊
Yes? How can I help you? ☊ yes ☊