What's up? · What's going on? · What happened?

zěn me le

z+ěn·3rd tonem+e·neutral tonel+e·neutral tone

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What happened to your friend's daughter?

你朋友的女儿怎么了？

A man came over and asked if I was OK.

一个男人过来问我怎么了。

What happened to his daughter?

他的女儿怎么了？

What's the matter? "I can't find my keys." "Which ones?" "My bicycle ones."

“怎么了？” “我找不到我的钥匙了。” “什么钥匙？” “我的自行车钥匙。”

What happened to Tom's head?

汤姆的头怎么了？

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