办事
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
办事 (bànshì) · to handle matters
办事 (bànshì) means “to handle matters; to get things done”. It is written with 2 characters: 办 (to do) + 事 (matter). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 办事 is built
The characters
办 bàn · to do
What 办 is made of
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 力 gives the meaning, 八 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
事 shì · matter
What 事 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Example sentences
他办事很认真。Tā bànshì hěn rènzhēn.He handles things very carefully.
我去银行办事。Wǒ qù yínháng bànshì.I'm going to the bank to take care of something.
Questions about 办事
What does 办事 mean?
办事 (bànshì) means “to handle matters; to get things done”.
How do you pronounce 办事?
办事 is pronounced bànshì.
Which HSK level is 办事?
办事 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 办法bànfǎway
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 怎么办zěnme bànwhat to do
- 办理bànlǐto handle
- 举办jǔbànto hold (an event)
- 承办chéngbànto host
- 主办zhǔbànto host
- 办公bàngōngto work, especially in an office
- 办bànto do
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
Learn 办事 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.