怎么办
zěnme bàn
what to do
Part of speech · expression
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 怎么办?What do we do?
- 不知道怎么办。Don't know what to do.
Collocations
怎么办?不知道怎么办没办法
Mnemonic
怎么办 zěnme bàn "what to do?" — 怎么 + 办 (handle, traditional 辦). Standard expression for being at a loss. Direct match to Korean "eotteoke hae" / Japanese "dōshiyō".
Quick check
怎么办 vs 没办法?