Chinese Conversation · Level 61
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Chinese word
交办
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiāo bàn
Meaning
- verbassign
Example
他把这件事交办给了经验丰富的同事。tā bǎ zhè jiàn shì jiāo bàn gěi le jīng yàn fēng fù de tóng shì
He assigned this matter to an experienced colleague.
More examples
人手不足时，领导会把一些工作交办出去。rén shǒu bù zú shí líng dǎo huì bǎ yì xiē gōng zuò jiāo bàn chū qù
When there are not enough staff, the leader will assign some work to others.
Core concept
Work is placed in another person's hands with responsibility for getting it done.
Common phrases
把事情交办给同事bǎ shì qíng jiāo bàn gěi tóng shì
assign the matter to a colleague
把任务交办给别人bǎ rèn wù jiāo bàn gěi bié rén
assign the task to someone else
Similar words
交给jiāo gěi: Pass an object or task to someone for that person to take care of.
安排ān pái: Set the schedule, order, or responsibilities needed for something to proceed smoothly.
分配fēn pèi: Split goods or work into parts and assign them to several people or places.
委托wěi tuō: Ask another person or a professional organization to handle a task or errand in one's place.
Definition in Chinese
由一方将待办的事项指定给另一方去执行或办理yóu yì fāng jiāng dài bàn de shì xiàng zhǐ dìng gěi lìng yì fāng qù zhí xíng huò bàn lǐ
Word origin
The compound 交 (jiāo, "hand over") + 办 (bàn, "handle") presents a task as something handed to another person to handle.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this verb can sound formal or workplace-specific, so a more ordinary expression is often more natural for casual task assignments.
Other meanings
- entrustverb
Opposites
- 自己做zì jǐ zuòdo it oneselfverb