adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
somehow; in some way; barely; just
Covers two main uses: (1) managing to do something despite difficulty, and (2) barely reaching a threshold. The する form is used as a suru-verb meaning 'to manage somehow'.
どうにか電車に間に合った。
I somehow managed to catch the train.
給料だけでどうにか生活している。
I'm barely getting by on just my salary.
この問題はどうにかならないか。
Can't we do something about this problem?