"How do you write this character?"

Translation: 这个字怎么写？

[DING318658]

怎么写这个字 could also work here

[cwmccabeMD]

I think so too. I would be interested to hear from a native speaker if it is not actually correct -- or at least not a common way of saying it.

[jXrY12]

怎么写这个字is also correct. i'm Chinese.

[RaymondLueng]

It's informal but totally fine in conversation. In this sentence, it sounds fine because “写(这个）字” is a phrase that makes sense. But if i say 怎么走这个地方, that will sound weired. 这个地方怎么走 would be the right to say

[Gelukservaring]

That was my answer, and it was accepted.

[zaledalen]

It would be very helpful if I could click on the characters after I have answered wrong and hear what they are. I see the characters for the correct answer, but often I don't know what they are. And once I have answered wrong, clicking on the characters tells me nothing.

[SimonSprin1]

Agreed. How do we suggest that?

[jXrY12]

I can help you with Chinese if you can help me with my English. I'm from China.

[AaronChai4]

I'll ehlp.

[Viva2100]

me too :)

[Francislin2]

Hi, would you still be interested in doing this? I'm in if you are. :)

[mieko_srp55]

这个字写什么 why is this wrong?

[Franz665746]

什么 (shen me)is the question word for "what". The speaker of the sentence is asking "how" to write a word, not "what is the word".

You want to use 怎么 (zen me) for this sentence. I always forget this so I'll put it here: always follow 怎么 with a verb to ask "how to do ..."

[Cat722536]

is it still grammatically correct to write "怎么写这个字" ? If not, why not?

[jXrY12]

it's correct. i'm Chinese.

[JoseArreol736359]

How about "你这个字怎么写" ?
I was marked wrong for it. Is it wrong to add "你" in there???

[Dave9b]

Is this correct:你这个字怎么写？..?