买办
mǎi bàn
Pinyin

Definition

买办
 - 
mǎi bàn
  1. comprador

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

买
mǎi
  1. 1 to buy
  2. 2 to purchase
办
bàn
  1. 1 to do
  2. 2 to manage
  3. 3 to handle
  4. 4 to go about
  5. 5 to run
  6. 6 to set up
  7. 7 to deal with
办法
bàn fǎ
  1. 1 means
  2. 2 method
  3. 3 way (of doing sth)
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo],個|个[gè]
怎么办
zěn me bàn
  1. 1 what's to be done
置办
zhì bàn
  1. 1 to purchase
  2. 2 to buy
举办
jǔ bàn
  1. 1 to conduct
  2. 2 to hold
买入
mǎi rù
  1. 1 to buy (finance)
买单
mǎi dān
  1. 1 to pay the restaurant bill
买好
mǎi hǎo
  1. 1 to ingratiate oneself
买家
mǎi jiā
  1. 1 buyer
  2. 2 client
买票
mǎi piào
  1. 1 to buy tickets
  2. 2 (Tw) to buy votes (in an election)
买卖
mǎi mài
  1. 1 buying and selling
  2. 2 business
  3. 3 business transactions
  4. 4 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],次[cì]
购买
gòu mǎi
  1. 1 to purchase
  2. 2 to buy
办事
bàn shì
  1. 1 to handle (affairs)
  2. 2 to work
办公
bàn gōng
  1. 1 to handle official business
  2. 2 to work (esp. in an office)
办公室
bàn gōng shì
  1. 1 office
  2. 2 business premises
  3. 3 bureau
  4. 4 CL:間|间[jiān]
办好
bàn hǎo
  1. 1 to manage well
办理
bàn lǐ
  1. 1 to handle
  2. 2 to transact
  3. 3 to conduct
一手包办
yī shǒu bāo bàn
  1. 1 to take care of a matter all by oneself
  2. 2 to run the whole show
主办
zhǔ bàn
  1. 1 to organize
  2. 2 to host (a conference or sports event)

Idioms (11)

一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
  1. 1 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
  1. 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
千金难买
qiān jīn nán mǎi
  1. 1 can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
  1. 1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
  2. 2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
招兵买马
zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ
  1. 1 to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army
  2. 2 fig. to expand business
  3. 3 to recruit new staff
据情办理
jù qíng bàn lǐ
  1. 1 to handle a situation according to the circumstances (idiom)
秉公办理
bǐng gōng bàn lǐ
  1. 1 conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly
买椟还珠
mǎi dú huán zhū
  1. 1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
  2. 2 to show poor judgment (idiom)
买笑追欢
mǎi xiào zhuī huān
  1. 1 lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness
  2. 2 abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)

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