bàn shì
handle affairs; work
我去银行办事。
wǒ qù yínháng bàn shì。
I went to the bank to do some business.
他正在忙着办事。
tā zhèngzài mángzhe bàn shì。
He is busy doing something.
这件事我办不了。
zhè jiàn shì wǒ bànbuliǎo。
I can't do this.
办理 (bànlǐ)
handle, manage
处理 (chǔlǐ)
deal with, handle
怠工 (dàigōng)
shirk
偷懒 (tōulǎn)
be lazy
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The Chinese word "办事" (bàn shì) is a compound word consisting of two characters: "办" (bàn) and "事" (shì). The character "办" originally meant "to distinguish" or "to separate", and later extended to mean "to manage" or "to handle". The character "事" originally meant "a thing" or "an event", and later extended to mean "an affair" or "a matter". When combined, the two characters "办事" literally mean "to handle affairs" or "to manage matters". In modern Chinese, "办事" is commonly used as a verb meaning "to do business" or "to run errands". It can also be used as a noun meaning "an office" or "a bureau".For example:- 我要去办事了。 (Wǒ yào qù bàn shì le.) - I'm going to run some errands.- 他在政府部门办事。 (Tā zài zhèngfǔ bùmén bàn shì.) - He works in a government office.
