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
Easily confused

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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