How to Say ‘What should I do next?’ in Simplified Chinese
接下来做什么？
jiē xià lái zuò shén me
[jyeh-shyah-lai dzwo shen-muh]
Phrase Breakdown
接下来
jiē xià lái
[jyeh-shyah-lai]
next; after this
Refers to the next step in a sequence.
接下来做什么，请你告诉我。
Please tell me what to do next.
做什么
zuò shén me
do what / what to do
A common question pattern asking about the next action.
现在做什么？
What should we do now?
Words in this phrase
做
zuò
[dzwo]
to do
Used here to ask what action should be done next.
接下来做检查吗？
Do we do the examination next?
什么
shén me
[shen-muh]
what
Used to ask for specific information about the next action.
接下来要做什么？
What needs to be done next?
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