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怎么办

zěn me bàn · zen me ban

Traditional 怎麼辦

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. what's to be done
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The kite in the tree

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)的(de)风筝(fēngzheng)飞到(fēidào)树(shù)上(shàng)了(le)，怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    Dengdeng, my kite is stuck in the tree. What should I do?

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)急(jí)，我们(wǒmen)想想(xiǎngxiǎng)怎么办(zěnmebàn)。

    Do not worry. Let us think about what to do.

  3. Liangliang

    爬树(páshù)？可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)爬树(páshù)。

    Climb the tree? But I cannot climb.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)找(zhǎo)个(gè)很(hěn)长(cháng)的(de)东西(dōngxi)。

    Then find something very long.

  5. Liangliang

    这里(zhèlǐ)没有(méiyǒu)，那(nà)怎么办(zěnmebàn)呢(ne)？

    There is nothing here. So what do we do?

  6. Dengdeng

    没办法(méibànfǎ)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)再(zài)放(fàng)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)风筝(fēngzheng)吧(ba)！

    No way. Let us fly a new kite!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)身(shēn)份(fèn)证(zhèng)过(guò)期(qī)了(le)，我(wǒ)该(gāi)怎(zěn)么(me)办(bàn)？

My ID card has expired, what should I do?

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by bandeirante · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)这(zhè)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)，您(nín)要(yào)怎(zěn)么(me)办(bàn)？

If that were true, what would you do?

Tatoeba: Chinese by musclegirlxyp · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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怎
zěn

how

么
má

exclamatory final particle

办
bàn

to do; to manage

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