查办 (chá bàn) — to investigate and handle (a case or misconduct)

Definition

A formal/official verb meaning to investigate AND take action on misconduct — combines 查 ('investigate') with 办 ('handle/prosecute'). Used by government bodies and procuratorates, not for everyday looking-up (that's 查 alone).

verb
to investigate and handle (a case or misconduct)

Examples

  • 查办。
    Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài chá bàn zhè qǐ fǔ bài àn jiàn.
    The government is investigating and handling this corruption case.
  • 查办。
    Gōng sī chéng lì le zhuān mén xiǎo zǔ chá bàn shāng yè qī zhà wèn tí.
    The company set up a special team to investigate commercial fraud.
  • 查办。
    Jiǎn chá yuàn fù zé chá bàn zhòng dà xíng shì àn jiàn.
    The procuratorate is responsible for investigating major criminal cases.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

查cháinvestigate
办bànhandle

查 is to investigate, and 办 is to deal with, together meaning investigate and handle.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě查chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

查 pairs 木 (wood) with 且, which shows the sound. It originally meant a hawthorn tree or a wooden raft.

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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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