Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

friends will come to help.
bān 颁 TRAD 頒 V issue, confer on
bānbù 颁布 [comp: 颁 issue + 布 promulgate] V promulgate, proclaim
bānfā 颁发 [comp: 颁 issue + 发 issue] V issue, distribute 颁发奖状 bānfā jiǎngzhuàng issue a certificate of
merit
bān 斑 N spot, speck
bāndiǎn 斑点 N spot, stain
bānwén 斑纹 N bands of striking colors, stripe
bǎn 版 N printing plate
bǎnběn 版本 N edition
bǎn 板 N board (See hēibǎn 黑板.)
bàn 办 TRAD 辦 V handle, manage ■ 这件事不容 易办。Zhè jiàn shì bù róngyì bàn. This matter is not
easy to handle. ■ 你办事我很放心。Nǐ bànshì wǒ hěn fàngxīn. I feel reassured when you’re
handling a matter. (→ I have confidence in you when you’re in charge.)
bànfǎ 办法 [modif: 办 handle, manage + 法 method] N way of doing things, method ■ 这些 老办法都不
行。Zhèxiē lǎo bànfǎ dōu bùxíng. All these old methods won’t work. ■ 你试试我的办 法。Nǐ
shìshi wǒ de bànfǎ. Do try my method. 想办法 xiǎng bànfǎ think up a plan/find a way of doing things ■
我们正在想办法解决这个问 题。Wǒmen zhèngzài xiǎng bànfǎ jiějué zhège wèntí. We’re trying
to find a way to solve this problem. 有办法 yǒu bànfǎ have a way with ..., be resourceful ■ 他对小孩
很有办法。Tā duì xiǎohái hěn yǒu bànfǎ. He has a way with children. 没有办法 méiyǒu bànfǎ there’s
nothing we can do ■ 飞机票全卖完了，我们明天不能走，没有办 法。Fēijī piào quán màiwán
le, wǒmen míngtiān bù néng zǒu, méiyǒu bànfǎ. All the air tickets are sold out. We won’t be able
to leave tomorrow. There’s nothing we can do.
bàngōng 办公 [comp: 办 handle + 公 public, public office] V work (as a white-collar worker, usually in
an office) ■ 王经理在办公，你有事可以 给他留个话。Wáng jīnglǐ zài bàngōng, nǐ yǒushì kěyǐ
gěi tā liú ge huà. Mr Wang, the manager, is working in his office. You can leave him a message, if
you’ve any business. 办公时间 bàngōng shíjiān office hours, working hours / 办公大楼 bàngōng dàlóu office
building
bàngōngshì 办公室 N office
bànlǐ 办理 [comp: 办 handle, manage + 理 manage, run] V deal with, go through ■ 我正在 办理到中国
去的签证。Wǒ zhèngzài bànlǐ dào Zhōngguó qù de qiānzhèng. I’m in the process of obtaining a
visa for China.
bàn 半 MEASURE WORD half ■ 我等她等了一个半小 时。Wǒ děng tā dēngle yí ge bàn xiǎoshí. I waited
for her for one and a half hours.
bàntiān 半天 [modif: 半 half + 天 day] N 1 half a day 2 a period of time felt to be very long, a very long
time ■ 我等你等了半天了。Wǒ děng nǐ děng le bàntiān le. I’ve been waiting for you for a long
time. ■ 那本书我找了半天，还没找到。Nà běn shū wǒ zhǎo le bàntiān, hái méi zhǎodào. I’ve
been looking for the book for a long time but I still haven’t found it.
bàn tú ér fèi 半途而废 V give up halfway
bànyè 半夜 [modif: 半 half + 夜 night] N midnight, at midnight ■ 他经常工作到半夜才睡。Tā
jīngcháng gōngzuò dào bànyè cái shuì. He often works till midnight before going to bed.
bàn 伴 N companion 同伴 tóngbàn companion, mate
bànlǚ 伴侣 [comp: 伴 companion + 侣 companion] N companion (especially husband or wife) 终身伴侣
zhōngshēn bànlǚ life-long companion, husband and wife
bànsuí 伴随 V go along with, keep company
bàn 拌 V mix (See jiǎobàn 搅拌.)
bàn 扮 V disguise as
bànyǎn 扮演 V play the role (of a character in a play, a movie, etc.)
bàn 瓣 N 1 (flower) petal 2 (fruit) section
bāng 帮 TRAD 幫 V help, assist ■ 上个周末，很 多朋友来帮他搬家。Shàng ge zhōumò, hěn duō