(zěn me bàn) - what to do, what should be done in Mandarin
zěnmebànTraditional: 怎麼辦
HSK 3
#365 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
what to do, what should be done
Word origin
怎么办 (zěnme bàn) 'what to do' adds 办 (bàn, 'to do, manage') to 怎么 'how'. 办 in its simplified form pairs 力 (lì, 'strength, effort') with two dots; the traditional 辦 placed 力 between two 辛 (xīn) elements indicating the effortful handling of a matter.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 怎么 (zěnme, 'how') + 办 (bàn, 'to do', simplified from 辦)
Stroke order
怎
么
办
Examples
，迷。
What should I do, I'm lost.
？
What on earth do we do about this?
。
Whatever you say we should do.
雨，？
It is raining, what should we do?
？
What should I do if I lost my wallet?
怎么办 (zěn me bàn) - what to do, what should be done.
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