办公室 (bàn gōng shì): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

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

ChinesePinyinEngish
我的办公室在二楼wǒ de bàngōngshì zài èr lóuMy office is on the second floor
今天办公室里很安静jīntiān bàngōngshì lǐ hěn ānjìngIt’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 shūHis 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 jìnOur 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 chuānghuMy office needs a new window
我们公司的办公室很现代化wǒmen gōngsī de bàngōngshì hěn xiàndàihuàOur 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 huāyuánOur 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.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 办公室 with Pinyin and English Translation