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辦
简 办 · 繁 辦Mandarin · pinyin bàn
Meanings
- to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)
- to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise)
- (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect)
- (bound form) office (as in 招辦 zhāo bàn, admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室 bàn gōng shì)
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character · Etymology 1
- to deal with; to handle; to manage; to take care of
- to prepare; to get something ready
- to process; to obtain (e.g. a visa/passport)
- to set up; to run
- to bring to justice; to punish
- (only in compounds) short for 辦公室／办公室 (bàngōngshì, “office”)
- (euphemistic) to kill off; to murder
character · Etymology 2
- (Cantonese, Southern Min) sample; specimen (Classifier: 個／个 c)
- (Cantonese) template
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