怎么办zěn me bànwhat's to be done
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.
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?
How is 怎么办 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
明天考试,怎么办?
Míngtiān kǎoshì, zěnmebàn?
There's an exam tomorrow. What should I do?
- Speaker B:
别担心,我帮你。
Bié dānxīn, wǒ bāng nǐ.
Don't worry, I'll help you.
- Speaker A:
太好了,谢谢!
Tài hǎo le, xièxie!
Great, thanks!
- Speaker B:
我们现在开始吧。
Wǒmen xiànzài kāishǐ ba.
Let's start now.
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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.