办事

bàn shì

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to handle (affairs)
2. to work

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 做事 zuò shì 做事 zuò shì to work 泛指做事情，比办事更口语化: to work
• 办理 bàn lǐ 办理 bàn lǐ to handle; to transact; to conduct 用于正式场合，如办理手续: to handle; to transact; to conduct
• 主持 zhǔ chí 主持 zhǔ chí to take charge of 负责安排或掌管某事: to take charge of

Synonyms

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• 处理 chǔ lǐ 处理 chǔ lǐ to handle; to deal with 侧重于解决问题或处理事务: to handle; to deal with

Usage notes

Common mistakes

‘办事’ is an intransitive verb; you cannot say ‘办事一件事’. Use ‘办一件事’ instead.

Formality

Often used in neutral to formal contexts; for casual ‘go run errands’, say ‘出去办事’.

Example Sentences

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我今天要去银行 办事 。

I need to go to the bank to handle some business today.

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Words Containing 办事

• 办事处 办事处 bàn shì chù: office
• 嘴上没毛，办事不牢 嘴上没毛，办事不牢 zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo: a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
• 嘴上无毛，办事不牢 嘴上无毛，办事不牢 zuǐ shàng wú máo , bàn shì bù láo: see 嘴上沒毛，辦事不牢|嘴上没毛，办事不牢[zuǐ shàng méi máo , bàn shì bù láo]
• 待办事项列表 待办事项列表 dài bàn shì xiàng liè biǎo: to-do list
• 联合国难民事务高级专员办事处 联合国难民事务高级专员办事处 lián hé guó nán mín shì wù gāo jí zhuān yuán bàn shì chù: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• 街道办事处 街道办事处 jiē dào bàn shì chù: subdistrict office

Child Words of 办事

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 办 办 bàn: to do