办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises
办公室 (bàn gōng shì) means "office; business premises." It combines 办 (to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)), 公 (public) and 室 (room). It appears in 老师在办公室。 (The teacher is in the office.) and 我去办公室找他。 (I'm going to the office to find him.)
What does 办公室 mean?
- 1.
office; business premisesnoun
What do the characters in 办公室 mean?
- 办to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)
- 公public
- 室room
How do you use 办公室?
See it in 在办公室 and 去办公室
What are some examples of 办公室 in a sentence?
How is 办公室 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
王老师在哪儿?
Wáng lǎoshī zài nǎr?
Where is Teacher Wang?
- Speaker B:
在办公室。
Zài bàngōngshì.
In the office.
- Speaker A:
办公室在几楼?
Bàngōngshì zài jǐ lóu?
Which floor is the office on?
- Speaker B:
在二楼。
Zài èr lóu.
On the second floor.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.