萬一他遲到的話怎麼辨？

What if he should happen to be late?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 萬一 wànyī
  1. just in case
  2. if by any chance
  3. contingency
2 他 tā
  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 tārì and 他人 tārén)
3 遲到 chídào to arrive late
4 的話 dehuà if (coming after a conditional clause)
5 怎麼 zěnme
  1. how?
  2. what?
  3. why?
=6 辨 biàn
  1. to distinguish
  2. to recognize
=6 辨 bàn
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to administer; to govern; to manage
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to prepare; to equip
  3. to administer; to govern; to manage
  4. to prepare; to equip