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主办 (zhǔ bàn) — to organize, to host (a conference, competition, event, etc.)

Definition

Means the official organizer of a formal event (conference, competition, forum). More formal than 举办; 主办 is the entity responsible, while 承办 is the company or team that does the actual work.

verb
to organizeto host (a conference, competition, event, etc.)

Examples

  • 主办。
    Wǒ men xué xiào zhǔ bàn le yì chǎng yīn yuè huì.
    Our school hosted a concert.
  • 主办。
    Zhè cì dà huì yóu shì zhèng fǔ zhǔ bàn.
    This conference is organized by the city government.
  • 主办？
    Shuí jiāng zhǔ bàn xià yí jiè lùn tán?
    Who will host the next forum?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

主zhǔpreside
办bànhandle

主 means 'preside' and 办 means 'handle'; together they express organizing or hosting an event.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 辦; 办 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
辡
辡biàn辦bàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 辦 combines 力 (strength) with 辡, which gives the sound; the simplified 办 is a later shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Management

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