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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

办事 [bànshì]
  1. 1. handle affairs; work
    按原则办事
    act according to principles
    办事认真
    be conscientious in one's work
    办事公正
    be fair and just in handling affairs

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

办事 [bànshì]
  1. 1. 处理事务
    按原则办事

Examples

办事很把稳。
He is dependable in what he does.
办事认真
be conscientious in one's work
别管是谁,一律按原则办事
No matter who it is, we'll act according to principle.
办事不公
be unfair in handling matters
办事不力
not do one's best in one's work; be slack in one's work
他这个人办事铁面无私,从来不留情面。
Impartial and upright, he has never stretched a point to spare people's sensibilities.
为了提高工作效率,必须减少办事机构的层次,精简人员。
To raise efficiency, we should simplify the administrative structure and reduce the staff.
按照常规办事
follow the old routine

Word Decomposition


[bàn]
+
[shì]

nciku Note

办事 and 做事

办事 and 做事
bànshì and zuòshì

1. Both 办事 and 做事 are verb-object phrases. 办事 is used with official business.
(1) 他这次是来北京办事的。
(2) 他办事一向稳妥。

Some elements can be inserted between 办 and 事; similarly, "办事" can even be reversed to indicate the affairs' level of importance.
(3) 完了这,我们终于松了口气。
(4) 他这事办的不错。

2. 做事 can mean "to work in an organization or a company"
(1) 他在一家媒体做事
(2) 我今天了很多

1.“办事”和“做事”都是动宾词组。“办事”连用时,多表示从事公务或比较大的事,如机关或组织。
“办”和“事”种概念插入其他成分或分开,甚至颠倒时,所指的事可大可小。
2.“做事”连用时有在机关单位、公司等从事工作的意思。

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