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申办 (shēn bàn) — to apply for (a document, visa, membership, etc.); to bid for (a major event, project, etc.)

Definition

申办 is 'apply for / bid for' something big and official, like a visa or a major international event. 申领 is for documents and permits you receive (a license, certificate), while 申请 covers ordinary applications (jobs, scholarships).

verb
to apply for (a document, visa, membership, etc.)to bid for (a major event, project, etc.)

Examples

  • 申办。
    Tā zhèng zài shēn bàn qiān zhèng.
    He is applying for a visa.
  • 申办。
    Zhè ge chéng shì zhèng zài shēn bàn xià yí jiè ào yùn huì.
    This city is bidding for the next Olympic Games.
  • 申办。
    Tā men jì huà shēn bàn yí gè dà xíng guó jì huì yì.
    They plan to bid for a large international conference.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

申shēnapply
办bànhandle

申 (apply) and 办 (handle) combine to mean making a formal request.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape comes from a picture of a bolt of lightning. It was the original character for lightning and spirit.

Open 申 →

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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Business & CommerceGovernment & Politics

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