怎么回事

Traditional: 怎麼回事

zěn me huí shì

Dictionary entry

what's the matter?

What does 怎么回事 mean?

怎么回事 (zěn me huí shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1what's the matter?

2what's going on?

3how could that be?

4how did that come about?

5what's it all about?

Character breakdown

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怎zěnhow 么máexclamatory final particle 回HuíHui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)事shìmatter · thing

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怎么回事

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