是怎样

What’s the deal? / What’s that supposed to mean?, how

→ 是
phrase Uncommon #8,286
What’s the deal? / What’s that supposed to mean? An informal spoken formula used to press someone for an explanation, often with surprise or annoyance.
CH: 你一直盯着我,是怎样?
EN: Why do you keep staring at me? What’s the deal?

不是我想的是怎样?

If it’s not what I think, then what is it?

— 一一 (2000)

那你是怎样?

What about you, then?

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

是怎样啦?

What’s going on?

— 海角七号 (2008)

那家伙是怎样

What is that guy like?

— 天气之子 (2019)

穆斯林就得留胡子是怎样这样很专制,是谁规定得留胡子…

Muslims have to grow beards? That’s so authoritarian. Who says you have to grow a beard…

— 大病 (2017)

是怎样?

What is it like?

— 一一 (2000)

phrase Uncommon #12,792
how Used to ask about the manner or process of an action. 是 can add emphasis and is often part of the sentence structure.
CH: 你是怎样学会做饭的?
EN: How did you learn to cook?

我想不通你是怎样甚至能思考的。

I can't wrap my head around how you can even think.

— 隐藏摄像机 (2005)

我也没有想过我一直在想,他们是怎样开始的

I never thought about it either. I kept wondering how they got started.

— 花样年华 (2000)

你是怎样评价意大利的女演员的?

What do you think of Italian actresses?

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

难道你没有看见他是怎样看着你吗?

Didn't you see the way he was looking at you?

— 死亡论文 (1996)

现在的米是怎样来的

Where does the rice we have today come from?

— 七武士 (1954)

这枪是怎样得来的是后山长出来的吗?

How did you get this gun? Did it grow on the hill behind us?

— 七武士 (1954)

你看到罗伊是怎样修好收音机的吗?

Did you see how Roy fixed the radio?

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

他们是怎样做的?

How did they do it?

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

是怎样知道那些我们自认为知道的事物?

How do we know the things we think we know?

— 罗拉快跑 (1998)

不知道他们是怎样开始的

I don't know how they got started.

— 花样年华 (2000)

你昨天晚上是怎样过的?

How did you spend last night?

— 阿飞正传 (1990)