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办学 (bàn xué) — to run a school; to operate an educational institution

Definition

办学 focuses on the ongoing management and operation of an educational institution. The closer synonym 开办 emphasizes the act of founding or establishing it.

verb
to run a schoolto operate an educational institution

Examples

  • 办学。
    Zhè suǒ mín bàn xué xiào bàn xué yǐ yǒu shí nián.
    This private school has been running for ten years.
  • 办学。
    Zhèng fǔ gǔ lì shè huì lì liàng bàn xué.
    The government encourages non-governmental entities to run schools.
  • 办学。
    bàn xué Xū yào dà liàng de zī jīn hé rén cái.
    Running a school requires a lot of funding and talent.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

办bànrun
学xuéschooling

办 means to run or manage, and 学 refers to schooling; together they describe operating an educational institution.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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