办

辦

bàn

verb HSK 2 #630

Meanings

1 to handle
2 to do
3 to manage

Characters

to handle; to manage; to do

Simplified from 辦 — originally depicted using force (力) to divide something

Examples

这件事怎么办？

Zhè jiàn shì zěnme bàn?

What should we do about this?

我要去办一些事。

Wǒ yào qù bàn yīxiē shì.

I need to go handle some things.

Méi bànfǎ.

There's no way. / Nothing can be done.

Tips

usage

怎么办？ (zěnme bàn?) meaning 'What should we do?' is one of the most common Chinese phrases.

Stroke Order

办 bàn