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怎么办zěn me bànwhat's to be done

HSK 3word

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怎么办 (zěn me bàn) means "what's to be done." It appears in 下雨了,怎么办? (It's raining. What should we do?) and 我的手机找不到了,怎么办? (I can't find my phone. What should I do?) It is how a worried student asks 明天考试,怎么办? (There's an exam tomorrow. What should I do?)

What does 怎么办 mean?

  1. 1.

    what's to be donephrase

What do the characters in 怎么办 mean?

  • 怎how
  • 么not compositional here
  • 办to take care of (a matter)

How do you use 怎么办?

See it in 下雨了,怎么办 and 我的手机找不到了,怎么办

What are some examples of 怎么办 in a sentence?

  1. 下雨了,怎么办?

    Xiàyǔ le, zěnmebàn?

    It's raining. What should we do?

  2. 我的手机找不到了,怎么办?

    Wǒ de shǒujī zhǎo bu dào le, zěnmebàn?

    I can't find my phone. What should I do?

How is 怎么办 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    明天考试,怎么办?

    Míngtiān kǎoshì, zěnmebàn?

    There's an exam tomorrow. What should I do?

  2. Speaker B:

    别担心,我帮你。

    Bié dānxīn, wǒ bāng nǐ.

    Don't worry, I'll help you.

  3. Speaker A:

    太好了,谢谢!

    Tài hǎo le, xièxie!

    Great, thanks!

  4. Speaker B:

    我们现在开始吧。

    Wǒmen xiànzài kāishǐ ba.

    Let's start now.

Can you use 怎么办 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 下雨了,___? (It's raining. What should we do?)
  2. 2.What does 我的手机找不到了,怎么办? mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 明天考试,___? (There's an exam tomorrow. What should I do?)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.