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Before some form of する, what's the difference between 何 and どう? For example,
何してるの vs どうしてるの? Or 何をしよう vs どうしよう?

Perhaps in many cases only one of the question words is acceptable; then
what's a good way to remember which one?
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Difference between 何 and どう before する
なに is a nuance-less "what". Anything can fit. どう can be translated as "what"
in some context but usually implies the nuance of a way/path (abstractly
speaking) that needs to be taken.

何してるの = What are you doing?

どうしてるの = How are you doing? _This can be both "How are you?" and "What do you
do (in this case)?"_

何しよう = What should we do? _Like you're bored or need to find an activity, and
wondering what you could do_

どうしよう = What should we do? _There's a situation that needs to be resolved. "We
are not making it for the party, what should we do?"_
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