這東西怎麼吃啊？

How do you eat this?

How does one eat this?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 這 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=1 這 zhèi (coll.) this
=2 東西 dōngxī east and west
=2 東西 dōngxi
  1. thing
  2. stuff
  3. person

classifiers: 個, 件
3 怎麼 zěnme
  1. how?
  2. what?
  3. why?
=4 吃 chī
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
=4 吃 chī variant of 吃 chī
=5 啊 ā
  1. interjection of surprise
  2. Ah!
  3. Oh!
=5 啊 á
  1. interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
  2. Eh?
  3. what?
=5 啊 ǎ
  1. interjection of surprise or doubt
  2. Eh?
  3. My!
  4. what's up?
=5 啊 à
  1. interjection or grunt of agreement
  2. uhm
  3. Ah, OK
  4. expression of recognition
  5. Oh, it's you!
=5 啊 a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent