Chinese word

办学

Pronunciation

Pinyinbàn xué

Meaning

  • verbrun a school

Example

这所学校从1990年开始办学。zhè suǒ xué xiào cóng 1990 nián kāi shǐ bàn xué

This school has been running since 1990.

Illustration for 办学 (run a school)

More examples

这所学校与国外大学合作办学，吸引了很多留学生。zhè suǒ xué xiào yǔ guó wài dà xué hé zuò bàn xué xī yǐn le hěn duō liú xué shēng

This school cooperates with a foreign university to run a school, attracting many international students.

Core concept

A school as an ongoing operation that is created, organized, and kept running to educate students.

Common phrases

  • 中外合作办学zhōng wài hé zuò bàn xué

    run a school in cooperation with foreign partners

  • 规范办学guī fàn bàn xué

    standardize school operations

  • 办学资质bàn xué zī zhì

    school-running qualifications

Similar words

管理guán lǐ: Direct people and work to maintain order in an organization or operation.
创办chuàng bàn: Create a new school, business, or other undertaking and launch it.
开办kāi bàn: Open a business or facility and start running it.
举办jǔ bàn: Arrange and conduct an event, activity, or organized project.

Definition in Chinese

负责组织和管理学校的教学与日常事务，保持学校正常运作。fù zé zǔ zhī hé guán lǐ xué xiào de jiào xué yǔ rì cháng shì wù bǎo chí xué xiào zhèng cháng yùn zuò

Word origin

办 (bàn, "handle and organize") + 学 (xué, "learning and education") presents schooling as an organized undertaking that must be started and managed.

Usage tips

  • Chinese can make a school or other organization the subject of this verb, so it can describe an institution's history rather than a named person's job.

Other meanings

  • open a schoolverb
  • establish a schoolverb
  • provide educationverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 办学经费bàn xué jīng fèifunds for running a schoolnoun
  • 办学条件bàn xué tiáo jiànconditions for running a schoolnoun
  • 办学许可证bàn xué xú kě zhènglicense to run a schoolnoun

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