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办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises

HSK 3word

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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. 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?

  1. 老师在办公室。

    Lǎoshī zài bàngōngshì.

    The teacher is in the office.

  2. 我去办公室找他。

    Wǒ qù bàngōngshì zhǎo tā.

    I'm going to the office to find him.

How is 办公室 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    王老师在哪儿?

    Wáng lǎoshī zài nǎr?

    Where is Teacher Wang?

  2. Speaker B:

    在办公室。

    Zài bàngōngshì.

    In the office.

  3. Speaker A:

    办公室在几楼?

    Bàngōngshì zài jǐ lóu?

    Which floor is the office on?

  4. Speaker B:

    在二楼。

    Zài èr lóu.

    On the second floor.

Can you use 办公室 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (office): 老师在___。 (The teacher is in the office.)
  2. 2.What does 我去办公室找他。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 办公室在几楼? mean?

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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.