set ... up ( pt , pp set ) ⇒ 兴办合资企业 xīngbàn hézī qǐyè → set up a joint venture
办公
work
办学
run a school ( pt ran ) , pp run
办法
way ⇒ 想办法解决问题 xiǎng bànfǎ jiějué wèntí → find a way to solve the problem ⇒ 这个办法可行。 Zhège bànfǎ kěxíng. → This is a feasible solution. ⇒ 老师拿不努力的学生没办法。 Lǎoshī ná bù nǔlì de xuéshēng méi bànfǎ. → Teachers can do nothing about lazy students. ⇒ 你办法多,帮帮我们。 Nǐ bànfǎ duō, bāngbāng wǒmen. → You always know how to sort things out - give us a hand. ⇒ 想办法 xiǎng bànfǎ → find a way ⇒ 联系办法 liánxì bànfǎ → means of contact
( 单独负责 ) take sole charge of ( pt took ) , pp taken
开办
set ... up ( pt , pp set ) ⇒ 他们开办了一家药店。 Tāmen kāibànle yī jiā yàodiàn. → They set up a pharmacy.
惩办
punish
承办
undertake ( pt undertook ) , pp undertaken
操办
make arrangements ⇒ 他父母给他操办婚礼。 Tā fùmǔ gěi tā cāobàn hūnlǐ. → His parents made all the arrangements for his wedding.
民办
privately run ⇒ 民办大学 mínbàn dàxué → private university
法办
bring to justice ( pt , pp brought )
申办
( 申请举办 ) bid for ( pt , pp bid ) ⇒ 申办奥运会 shēnbàn Àoyùnhuì → bid for the Olympics
筹办
make preparations ⇒ 筹办酒席 chóubàn jiǔxí → make preparations for a banquet
经办
handle
补办
⇒ 我的身份证丢了,得去补办。 Wǒ de shēnfènzhèng diūle, děi qù bǔbàn. → I've lost my identity card and must replace it. ⇒ 我错过了注册的时间, 得以后补办。 Wǒ cuòguòle zhùcè de shíjiān, děi yǐhòu bǔbàn. → I missed the deadline for registration and had to deal with that at a later date.
English translation of '办'
办 (辦)
(bàn)
动
(= 处理) handle
⇒ 办事 (bànshì) handle affairs
⇒ 我们该怎么办? (Wǒmen gāi zěnme bàn?) What should we do?
(= 创设) set ... up (pt, pp set)
⇒ 办工厂 (bàn gōngchǎng) set up a factory
⇒ 去年他们办了一个工厂。 (Qùnián tāmen bànle yī gè gōngchǎng.) Last year they set up a factory.