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办到 (bàn dào) — to accomplish, to manage to get something done

Definition

办到 means to manage to get something done, emphasizing that a difficult task was actually accomplished (vs. just planning it). Often used with 终于 or 还是 to highlight success against difficulty.

verb
to accomplishto manage to get something done

Examples

  • 办到。
    Zhè jiàn shì tā zhōng yú bàn dào le.
    He finally managed to get this done.
  • ，办到。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù hěn nán, dàn tuán duì hái shì bàn dào le.
    This project was very difficult, but the team still accomplished it.
  • ，办到。
    Zhǐ yào nǔ lì, shén me shì dōu bàn dào.
    As long as you work hard, you can achieve anything.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

办bàndo/manage
到dàoreach

办 means do or manage, and 到 means reach; together they express getting something done.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
至至zhìto arrive
Sound part声符shēngfú
刀
刀dāo到dào
Same sound today

到 combines 至, meaning 'to arrive', with 刀 as the sound part. The 至 part points to the idea of reaching a stopping point.

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