What does 办 mean in Chinese?

办 (bàn) means "to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 3.

How do you pronounce 办?

办 is pronounced "bàn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 办?

办 is an HSK 3 word on the new HSK exam syllabus.

What words contain the character 办?

Common words with 办 include 主办 (to organize), 代办 (to act for sb else), 创办 (to establish), 中办 (General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC), 交办 (to assign (a task to sb)).

How do you write 办?

You can practice writing 办 using our stroke order tool.

办 (bàn), to do

办

bàn

to do; to manage; to handle; to go about

HSK 3 New to HSKverb

Traditional: 辦

Character Breakdown

Radical: 力 (no. 19)Traditional: 辦

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Definitions

(verb) to do
to manage
to handle
to go about
to run
to set up
to deal with

Example Sentences

这件事我来办。

Zhè jiàn shì wǒ lái bàn

I'll handle this matter

Words Containing 办

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
主办	zhǔ bàn	to organize	HSK 6
代办	dài bàn	to act for sb else
创办	chuàng bàn	to establish	HSK 6
中办	Zhōng Bàn	General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC
交办

Related Words

措手(cuò shǒu)· to deal with

→

操持(cāo chi)· to manage

→

Grammar Notes

Emphasis with 是HSK 3

Subject + 是 + Verb/Adjective + (的)

Rhetorical Questions (难道)HSK 3

难道 + Subject + (不/没) + Verb + 吗？

I'm Afraid (恐怕)HSK 4

Subject + 恐怕 + Predicate

HSK levels

New HSK exam: HSK 3
HSK 2.0: Not listed
HSK Lord study list: HSK 2 list

办: New to the HSK lists at HSK 3. See where your old level lands

New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

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