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怎么办

zěnmebàn

what to do

A worried person beside a broken wheel
Memory picture

Characters in this word

怎 zěn

Strokes
9
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 怎

办 bàn

Strokes
4
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
力 strength, power 八 eight
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这怎么办? Zhè zěnmebàn? What should we do with this?
  • 现在怎么办? Xiànzài zěnmebàn? What should we do now?
  • 我该怎么办? Wǒ gāi zěnmebàn? What should I do?

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