Chinese Conversation · Level 73
90 words
Chinese word
办理时间
Pronunciation
Pinyinbàn lǐ shí jiān
Meaning
- nounprocessing time
Example
签证办理时间可能需要一周。qiān zhèng bàn lǐ shí jiān kě néng xū yào yì zhōu
The visa processing time may take a week.
More examples
护照办理时间一般需要两周。hù zhào bàn lǐ shí jiān yì bān xū yào liǎng zhōu
The passport processing time is usually two weeks.
Core concept
The time span connected with handling a form, case, or other official matter, either from submission to completion or during which the service is available.
Common phrases
签证办理时间qiān zhèng bàn lǐ shí jiān
visa processing time
护照办理时间hù zhào bàn lǐ shí jiān
passport processing time
银行办理时间yín háng bàn lǐ shí jiān
bank processing time
Similar words
所需时间suǒ xū shí jiān: The full time required to complete a procedure.
等待时间děng dài shí jiān: The time spent waiting in line or for a procedure to be checked.
处理时间chú lǐ shí jiān: The time staff or a system needs to process a request.
用时yòng shí: The time a procedure actually takes to carry out.
Definition in Chinese
指办理某项事务或手续所需要的时间长度，通常用于说明从开始办手续到完成所需的时间。zhǐ bàn lǐ mǒu xiàng shì wù huò shǒu xù suǒ xū yào de shí jiān cháng dù tōng cháng yòng yú shuō míng cóng kāi shǐ bàn shǒu xù dào wán chéng suǒ xū de shí jiān
Word origin
办理时间 (bànlǐshíjiān, "handling time") combines 办理 (bànlǐ, "handle formal business") with 时间 (shíjiān, "time"), forming a practical label for the time linked to completing a procedure.
Usage tips
- For English-speaking learners, a notice with this label may give an expected completion period, so it is not automatically a promise that the matter will finish during the visit.
Other meanings
- reception hoursnoun