办事 bànshì to handle (affairs)
to handle (affairs); to work
How to remember 办事: 办 manage + 事 matter = to handle (affairs).
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How it is used
- Verb-object: "to handle affairs, to get things done" - 出去办事 (chūqù bànshì) to go out and take care of business/errands.
- Often describes bureaucratic or official tasks - 去银行办事 to go handle business at the bank.
- 办事效率 (bànshì xiàolǜ) "efficiency in getting things done" is a very common phrase when Chinese speakers comment on service or bureaucracy.
Example sentences
- 我们根据合同来办事。 Wǒmen gēnjù hétong lái bànshì.We conduct our business in accordance with the contract.