Dictionary › 一手包办

一手包办

yī shǒu bāo bàn

4-character word Traditional 一手包辦

What 一手包办 means

1. to take care of a matter all by oneself
2. to run the whole show

The characters in 一手包办

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 包bāoto cover; to wrap; to hold
• 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)…

Example sentences

• 在泰国，照顾子女不是父亲的责任，而是由母亲一手包办的。
  Zài Tàiguó, zhàogu zǐnǚ bù shì fùqīn de zérèn, érshì yóu mǔqīn yīshǒubāobàn de.
  In Thailand, bringing up the children isn't the father's responsibility; it's entirely up to the mother.