The Chinese word 办公室 means “office” or “workplace”. It is a compound word consisting of three characters: 办 meaning “to handle”, “to manage”, or “to do”; 公 meaning “public” or “official”; and 室 meaning “room” or “chamber”. The word is commonly used in Chinese to refer to a place where people work, such as a company office, a government office, or a school office.
Translation
Noun: office, bureau
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我的办公室在二楼 | wǒ de bàngōngshì zài èr lóu | My office is on the second floor |
| 今天办公室里很安静 | jīntiān bàngōngshì lǐ hěn ānjìng | It’s very quiet in the office today |
| 他的办公室很大，有很多书 | tā de bàngōngshì hěn dà, yǒu hěn duō shū | His office is very big and has a lot of books |
| 我们的办公室离地铁站很近 | wǒmen de bàngōngshì lí dìtiě zhàn hěn jìn | Our office is very close to the subway station |
| 请问，这里是张经理的办公室吗？ | qǐngwèn, zhèlǐ shì zhāng jīnglǐ de bàngōngshì ma? | Excuse me, is this Mr Zhang’s office? |
| 我的办公室需要换一扇窗户 | wǒ de bàngōngshì xūyào huàn yī shàn chuānghu | My office needs a new window |
| 我们公司的办公室很现代化 | wǒmen gōngsī de bàngōngshì hěn xiàndàihuà | Our company’s office is very modern |
| 我们的办公室有一个很漂亮的花园 | wǒmen de bàngōngshì yǒu yī gè hěn piàoliang de huāyuán | Our office has a beautiful garden |
HSK
办公室 is part of HSK Level 3 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 2.
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