Meaning of 办学
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to run a school
How to use 办学
办学 is a formal verb used in news, education policy, and talk about schools or organizations that set up and operate schools. It often appears with words like 条件 (conditions) or 理念 (philosophy). Example: 这所大学办学已经一百年了。(Zhè suǒ dàxué bànxué yǐjīng yìbǎi nián le.) This university has been running for a hundred years.
办 (bàn) means to handle or manage, and 学 (xué) means study or school. Put them together and you get managing a school: 办学 is to run a school.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 办学 (bànxué, to run a school) with 上学 (shàngxué, to attend school). Students 上学, while governments, companies, or founders 办学. Also keep the fourth tone on 办 (bàn) and do not drop it to a neutral tone.
Stroke order for each character
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办 bàn · to take care of · 4 strokes
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学 xué · to learn · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 办学.
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; educational institute |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
Questions about 办学
What does 办学 mean?
办学 (bànxué) means "to run a school" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 办学?
办学 is made of 2 characters: 办 (4 strokes), 学 (8 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 办学 an HSK word?
Yes. 办学 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 办学 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 办学 is written 辦學.
Can 办学 take an object, like 办学校?
办学 already includes the idea of school, so it usually does not take another object. If you want to name the school, say 办一所学校 (bàn yì suǒ xuéxiào), to set up or run a school.
What are common phrases with 办学?
You will often see 办学条件 (bànxué tiáojiàn, school conditions), 办学理念 (bànxué lǐniàn, educational philosophy), and 合作办学 (hézuò bànxué, jointly run a school). These show up a lot in university introductions and news reports.