办理
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
办理 (bànlǐ) · to handle
办理 (bànlǐ) means “to handle; to go through (procedures)”. It is written with 2 characters: 办 (to do) + 理 (science). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 办理 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)
理 lǐ · science
What 理 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 里 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我去银行办理银行卡。Wǒ qù yínháng bànlǐ yínhángkǎ.I'm going to the bank to get a bank card.
这件事在哪儿办理？Zhè jiàn shì zài nǎr bànlǐ?Where do I take care of this?
Questions about 办理
What does 办理 mean?
办理 (bànlǐ) means “to handle; to go through (procedures)”.
How do you pronounce 办理?
办理 is pronounced bànlǐ.
Which HSK level is 办理?
办理 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 办法bànfǎway
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 怎么办zěnme bànwhat to do
- 举办jǔbànto hold (an event)
- 办事bànshìto handle matters
- 承办chéngbànto host
- 主办zhǔbànto host
- 办公bàngōngto work, especially in an office
- 办bànto do
- 道理dàolireason
Learn 办理 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.