是怎麼變糟的？

How could things get worse?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=1 是 shì variant of 是 shì
2 怎麼 zěnme
  1. how?
  2. what?
  3. why?
3 變 biàn
  1. to change
  2. to become different
  3. to transform
  4. to vary
  5. rebellion
4 糟 zāo
  1. dregs
  2. draff
  3. pickled in wine
  4. rotten
  5. messy
  6. ruined
=5 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target