严办 (yán bàn) — to deal with severely (usually of criminals, violations, or misconduct)

Definition

严办 (yánbàn) means to handle or punish a case strictly — used for crimes, violations, or misconduct, with 严 stressing severity. It focuses on the official, decisive action against an offender, not just 'doing something seriously'.

verb
to deal with severely (usually of criminals, violations, or misconduct)

Examples

  • ，严办。
    Duì yú wéi fǎ de rén, zhèng fǔ huì yán bàn.
    The government will deal severely with those who break the law.
  • 严办。
    Gōng sī duì wéi fǎn guī dìng de yuán gōng huì yán bàn.
    The company will deal severely with employees who violate the rules.
  • 严办。
    Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi bì xū yán bàn.
    This kind of behavior must be dealt with severely.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

严yánstrict
办bànhandle

The parts 严 and 办 combine to mean deal with severely.

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 嚴; 严 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
喦喦yántalkative
Sound part声符shēngfú
敢
敢gǎn嚴yán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 嚴 combines 喦 (talkative) and 敢 (daring); the simplified 严 is a later shorthand.

Open 严 →

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.

Open 办 →

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