Henry

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From :   Henry

Date : 2009-06-14 / 06:40PM

Nin hao Benny,

May i know, when do i use ban4 办 and ding4 定 ? both seem to have the meaning “set up”. Would be great if u can provide some examples too.

Thank you. Hope u have a great day :)

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benny

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2009-06-14 / 07:58PM

Hi Henry,

“办” is often used in those phrase: 1. zěn me bàn 怎么办 = Any solutions? Or 办法 bàn fǎ = solution. 办理 bàn ilǐ = to handle; to process;to transact; to conduct

But when it is used sperately it means “get it done”. For example : 你去办这个事情 nǐ qù bàn zhè ge shì qíng = You get it done

Whie “定” means “confirm”, but it usually used in “确定”. You can say "shén me shí hòu wǒ men kě yi dìng 什么时候我们可以定? = When can we confirm?

Benny



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