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IDENTITY

bànto handle; to run (a business)

HSK 2Top 200

CORE MEANING

to handle; to run (a business)

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to handle; to doHSK2
  2. 2.to runHSK4

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
strength radical (lì)
strokes
4
Structure
overlay compound
IDS sequence
⿻力八
    • effort
    • splitting the work

USAGE

Common words

办法bànfǎway; method
办公室bàngōngshìoffice
举办jǔbànto hold (an event)

Graded examples

  • 他办事很认真。Tā bànshì hěn rènzhēn.HSK4

    He handles matters very seriously.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Dividing (八) the effort (力) — handling affairs. (From 辦.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#200
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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