他不知道該怎麼做,於是便找我幫忙。

Not knowing what to do, he asked me for help.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
2 不知 zhī
  1. not to know
  2. unaware
  3. unknowingly
  4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
=3 dào
  1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
  2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
  7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: ,

=3 dǎo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)
  2. alternative form of / (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)
4 gāi
  1. should
  2. ought to
  3. probably
  4. must be
  5. to deserve
  6. to owe
  7. to be sb's turn to do sth
  8. that
  9. the above-mentioned
5 怎麼 zěnme
  1. how?
  2. what?
  3. why?
6 zuò
  1. to make; to produce
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
  4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
  5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
  6. to assume (an air or manner)
7 於是 shì thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
=8 便 biàn
  1. plain
  2. informal
  3. suitable
  4. convenient
  5. opportune
  6. to urinate or defecate
  7. equivalent to jiù: then
  8. in that case
  9. even if
  10. soon afterwards
=8 便 pián
  1. used in 便宜 piányi
  2. used in 便便 piánpián
  3. used in 便嬛 piánxuān
9 zhǎo
  1. to try to find
  2. to look for
  3. to call on sb
  4. to find
  5. to seek
  6. to return
  7. to give change
10
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
11 幫忙 bāngmáng
  1. to help
  2. to lend a hand
  3. to do a favor
  4. to do a good turn