怎么办 (zěn me bàn) — what should one do; what's to be done
Definition
A spoken set phrase used as a question to ask 'what should I/we do?' when something goes wrong or feels impossible. Pairs with 怎么 + verb for asking how to do something; 怎么办 is specifically about solving a problem.
phrase
what should one dowhat's to be done
Examples
- ，怎么办？Wǒ de shǒu jī méi diàn le, zěn me bàn?My phone has no battery, what should I do?
- ，，怎么办？Míng tiān yào kǎo shì, wǒ hái méi fù xí, zěn me bàn?There's an exam tomorrow and I haven't reviewed yet, what should I do?
- ，怎么办？Tā shēng bìng le, wǒ men zěn me bàn?He's sick, what should we do?
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