How to say “undertake” in Chinese

承办
chéngbàn

undertake (to host)

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Business and management”

“Undertake” in Chinese is 承办, chéng bàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

承办 is read chéng bàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chéng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
bàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

承
chéng — take on, undertake

In every word of the course it means “take on”: 承认, 承担, 承受.

办
bàn — do, handle

In the middle, 力 “strength”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “承办”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 承办. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 本届博览会由市政府主办,由我们公司承办。běnjièbólǎnhuìyóushìzhèngfǔzhǔbàn,yóuwǒmengōngsīchéngbànThis year's fair is organized by the city government and run by our company.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “undertake” in Chinese?

“Undertake” in Chinese is 承办, pinyin chéngbàn.

What does 承办 mean?

承办 (chéngbàn) means “undertake (to host)”.

How do you write 承办?

承办 is 2 characters: 承 (chéng) — take on, undertake; 办 (bàn) — do, handle. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 承办?

承办 is read chéngbàn. Tones: chéng — second tone, bàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“undertake” in the lesson “The fair: who runs it”

This word is from the topic “Business and management” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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