咋办

咋辦

zǎbàn

phrase

Meanings

1 what to do?
2 how to handle this?

Characters

how / why (dialect)

Examples

钱包丢了，咋办？

Qiánbāo diū le, zǎbàn?

I lost my wallet — what do I do?

下雨了咋办，没带伞。

Xiàyǔ le zǎbàn, méi dài sǎn.

It's raining — what now, I didn't bring an umbrella.

他要是不来咋办？

Tā yàoshi bù lái zǎbàn?

What if he doesn't show up?

Tips

usage

Dialectal / colloquial shortening of 怎么办. Common all over northern China and in casual chat nationwide. Swap in 怎么办 for formal writing or test answers.

Stroke Order

咋 zǎ

办 bàn