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办

bàn · ban

Traditional 辦

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to do
  2. to manage
  3. to handle
  4. to go about
  5. to run
  6. to set up
  7. to deal with
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In a conversation

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The bank card

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)办(bàn)一张(yīzhāng)银行卡(yínhángkǎ)，怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    I want to get a bank card. What should I do?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)带(dài)了(le)护照(hùzhào)吗(ma)？

    Did you bring your passport?

  3. Leon

    带(dài)了(le)，办(bàn)卡(kǎ)要(yào)多长(duōcháng)时间(shíjiān)？

    I did. How long does it take?

  4. Liangliang

    半(bàn)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)就(jiù)能(néng)办好(bànhǎo)。

    You can get it done in half an hour.

  5. Leon

    这么快(zhèmekuài)！在(zài)我的(wǒde)国家(guójiā)，办(bàn)卡(kǎ)要(yào)一个(yīgè)星期(xīngqī)。

    So fast! In my country, getting a card takes a week.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)她(tā)发(fā)现(xiàn)他(tā)们(men)还(hái)没(méi)有(yǒu)学(xué)校(xiào)，她(tā)就(jiù)办(bàn)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)。

When she saw that they had no schools, she started one.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)为(wèi)我(wǒ)办(bàn)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)盛(shèng)大(dà)的(de)派(pài)对(duì)。

They gave a big party for me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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