办证

辦證
bànzhèng
verb #63,994

Meanings

  1. 1 to apply for / process a certificate, permit, license or ID
  2. 2 (of an official) to issue a certificate

Examples

Wǒ qǐngle yì tiān jià qù bànzhèng.
I took a day off to go sort out some paperwork.
Zhèngwù dàtīng kěyǐ yí zhàn shì bànzhèng.
The government service hall offers one-stop certificate processing.

Tips

culture
(handle) + (certificate) covers any government ID or document: 身份证, 护照, 签证, 结婚证, 驾照. The graffiti '办证 XXX-XXXX' scribbled on walls all over China advertises illegal fake-document services.

Stroke Order

bàn
zhèng