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开办

kāibàn

to set up; to establish

A person hangs a lantern above a new workshop door
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Characters in this word

开 kāi

Strokes
4
Radical
廾 — two hands
Made of
一 one 廾 two hands
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

办 bàn

Strokes
4
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
力 strength, power 八 eight
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 当地政府计划开办夜校,帮助失业青年重新掌握职业技能。 Dāngdì zhèngfǔ jìhuà kāibàn yèxiào, bāngzhù shīyè qīngnián chóngxīn zhǎngwò zhíyè jìnéng. The local government plans to set up evening schools to help unemployed young people regain vocational skills.
  • 他辞职后,打算在老家开办一家小工厂。 Tā cízhí hòu, dǎsuàn zài lǎojiā kāibàn yì jiā xiǎo gōngchǎng. After resigning, he plans to set up a small factory in his hometown.
  • 社区准备开办一个免费的绘画班,欢迎孩子们参加。 Shèqū zhǔnbèi kāibàn yí ge miǎnfèi de huìhuà bān, huānyíng háizimen cānjiā. The community is preparing to set up a free painting class and welcomes children to join.

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