你觉得怎么样？
The English phrase "how do you feel?" can be translated into Mandarin as 你觉得怎么样？
While it can mean "how do you feel?", it is more commonly used to ask for an opinion on a situation or object. Note that an informal variation, Nǐ zěnme yàng?, can be used to say "How are you doing?" and the informal phrase Nǐ shēntǐ zěnme yàng? is used specifically to ask "How are you feeling?" regarding physical condition.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 你 (you), 觉得 (to feel/think) and 怎么样 (how/in what way).
Which one should you use?
Use 你感觉怎么样？ instead of 你觉得怎么样？ if you are specifically asking about physical sensations or deep emotional/intuitive feelings.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the question polite and suitable for addressing elders or superiors, you can replace 你 (nǐ) with 您 (nín) to form 您觉得怎么样？
Did you know?
- If you ask 你怎么样？ as a greeting, a responder might simply say 不错 (búcuò), which literally means 'not wrong' instead of 'good'.
- When asking 您觉得怎么样？ to a superior, it is common to avoid direct eye contact or to slightly bow the head to show respect, as the language change alone is sometimes insufficient.
- The word 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) literally breaks down to 'how' and 'the appearance of things', suggesting you are asking how a situation is presenting itself to them.
Examples in context
- 你觉得怎么样？nǐ jué de zen me yàng?How do you feel about it?
- 这件衣服你觉得怎么样？zhè jiàn yī fu nǐ jué de zen me yàng?How do you feel about this piece of clothing?
- 新工作你觉得怎么样？xīn gōng zuò nǐ jué de zen me yàng?How do you feel about your new job?
Example conversation
Zhiqiang and Xinyi are discussing a new restaurant they just visited.
- 志强 Zhiqiang这家餐厅的味道你觉得怎么样？zhè jiā cān tīng de wèi dào nǐ jué de zen me yàng?How do you feel about the taste of this restaurant?
- 欣怡 Xinyi我觉得非常好。wǒ jué de fēi cháng hǎo.I think it is very good.
- 志强 Zhiqiang我也觉得不错。wǒ yě jué de bù cuò.I also think it's not bad.
- 欣怡 Xinyi我们下次再来吧。wǒ men xià cì zài lái ba.Let's come again next time.
