怎么办 (zěn me bàn) — what should one do; what's to be done

Définition

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

Exemples

  • 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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