Chinese word

开办

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi bàn

Meaning

  • verbopen

Example

学校要开办新的课程。xué xiào yào kāi bàn xīn de kè chéng

The school plans to open new courses.

Illustration for 开办 (open)

More examples

政府资助的机构准备在社区开办托管中心。zhèng fǔ zī zhù de jī gòu zhǔn bèi zài shè qū kāi bàn tuō guǎn zhōng xīn

The government-funded organization is preparing to open a day-care center in the community.

Core concept

A person or organization gets a new school, course, company, or similar project started and keeps it running.

Common phrases

  • 开办公司kāi bàn gōng sī

    establish a company

  • 开办学校kāi bàn xué xiào

    open a school

  • 开办课程kāi bàn kè chéng

    offer a course

  • 开办展览kāi bàn zhán lǎn

    hold an exhibition

Similar words

创办chuàng bàn: Founding a new business or organization and putting the needed structure in place.
开设kāi shè: Offering a new course or service by setting it up within an institution.
举办jǔ bàn: Organizing and holding an event or meeting, usually as a single occasion.

Definition in Chinese

发起并组织某项事业或项目，使其进入并维持实际运行。fā qǐ bìng zǔ zhī mǒu xiàng shì yè huò xiàng mù shǐ qí jìn rù bìng wéi chí shí jì yùn xíng

Word origin

开 (kāi, "start or open") + 办 (bàn, "handle or manage") combines the ideas of beginning something and putting it into operation.

Usage tips

  • English open can mean unlocking a place, but this verb usually concerns setting up and running an institution, business, or program rather than merely opening a door or shop for the day.

Other meanings

  • open for businessverb
  • establishverb

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