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办事

bàn shì

handle affairs

Usage note

办事用于描述处理日常事务，比如去银行办手续、安排家庭聚会等。

bàn shì yòng yú miáo huì chǔ lǐ rì cháng wù shì, bǐ 如 去 银 行 办 手 续 、 安 排 家 庭 聚 会 等。

办事 is used to describe handling daily affairs, such as going to the bank to handle procedures or arranging a family gathering.

Context note

办事常见于描述日常生活中处理各种事务的场景，如工作、家庭和社交活动等。

bàn shì jìncán yú miáo huì rì cháng shēnghuo zhōng chǔ lǐ zhǒng zhǒng wù shì de jiàngxíng, rú gōng zuò 、 jiā tíng 和 社 交 活 动 等。

办事 is commonly found in describing various scenarios of handling affairs in daily life, such as work, family, and social activities.

5 examples

我明天要去银行办事。
wǒ míng tiān yào qù yín háng bàn shì。
I need to go to the bank tomorrow to handle some affairs.
周末我们打算在家里办事。
zhōu mò wǒ men dǎ suàn zài jiā lǐ bàn shì。
This weekend we plan to handle some affairs at home.
他经常出差办事。
tā jīng cháng chū chāi bàn shì。
He often travels for business purposes.
她去超市办事，顺便买了些水果。
tā qù chāo shì bàn shì， shùn biàn mǎi le xiē shuǐ guǒ。
She went to the supermarket to handle some affairs and bought some fruits by the way.
公司开会时，经理总是有很多事情要办事。
gōng sī kāi huì shí， jīng lǐ zǒng shì yǒu hěn duō shì qíng yào bàn shì。
During the company meeting, the manager always has a lot of affairs to handle.

5 mini stories

妈妈今天早上要去超市办事，顺便买了一些水果。
mā ma jīn tiān zǎo shàng yào qù chāo shì bàn shì， shùn biàn mǎi le yì xiē shuǐ guǒ。
Mom is going to the supermarket this morning to handle some affairs and bought some fruits by the way.
爸爸周末要去银行办事，顺便把账单寄出去。
bà ba zhōu mò yào qù yín háng bàn shì， shùn biàn bǎ zhàng dān jì chū qù。
Dad is going to the bank this weekend to handle some affairs and will send out the bills.
姐姐去公司办事，顺便帮我们订了机票。
jiě jie qù gōng sī bàn shì， shùn biàn bāng wǒ men dìng le jī piào。
My sister went to the company to handle some affairs and helped us book the flight.
叔叔去邮局办事，顺便寄了一些信件。
shū shu qù yóu jú bàn shì， shùn biàn jì le yì xiē xìn jiàn。
Uncle went to the post office to handle some affairs and sent out some letters.
阿姨去市场办事，顺便买了一些蔬菜。
ā yí qù shì chǎng bàn shì， shùn biàn mǎi le yì xiē shū cài。
Aunt went to the market to handle some affairs and bought some vegetables.

Mini dialogue

去银行

A
妈妈要去银行办事。
Māma yào qù yínháng bàn shì.
Mom needs to go to the bank to handle some affairs.
B
好的，你办完事早点回来。
Hǎo de, nǐ bàn wán shì zǎodiǎn huílái.
Okay, come back early after you finish your errand.

认真做事

A
我们办事要认真。
Wǒmen bàn shì yào rènzhēn.
We should be serious when handling matters.
B
对，认真办事才能做好。
Duì, rènzhēn bàn shì cáinéng zuò hǎo.
Right, only by handling things seriously can we do them well.

Related words and contrasts

similar
处理
chǔ lǐ
handle; deal with

处理 is often used for handling problems or tasks.

related
做事
zuò shì
do things; work

做事 is a more general term for doing work or tasks.

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