怎么办
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
怎么办 (zěnme bàn) · what to do
怎么办 (zěnme bàn) means “what to do”. It is written with 3 characters: 怎 (what? why? how?) + 么 (interrogative particle) + 办 (to do). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 怎么办 is built
The characters
怎 zěn · what? why? how?
What 怎 is made of
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 乍 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
么 me · interrogative particle
What 么 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 厶sī — private
办 bàn · to do
What 办 is made of
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 力 gives the meaning, 八 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
下雨了，怎么办？Xià yǔ le, zěnme bàn?It's raining, what should we do?
我的钱不见了，怎么办？Wǒ de qián bù jiàn le, zěnme bàn?My money is gone, what do I do?
Questions about 怎么办
What does 怎么办 mean?
怎么办 (zěnme bàn) means “what to do”.
How do you pronounce 怎么办?
怎么办 is pronounced zěnme bàn.
Which HSK level is 怎么办?
怎么办 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 怎么zěnmehow
- 怎么样zěnmeyànghow
- 怎样zěnyànghow
- 干什么gànshénmewhat to do
- 没什么méishénmenothing much
- 什么shénmewhat
- 多么duōmehow (very)
- 那么nàmeso
- 什么样shénmeyàngwhat kind of
- 为什么wèishénmewhy
Learn 怎么办 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.