(bàn gōng shì) - office in Mandarin
bàngōngshìTraditional: 辦公室
HSK 3
#684 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
office
Word origin
A three-character word, literally 'handle-public-room': 办 'to manage, to handle', 公 'public, official', and 室 'room' (a roof 宀 over 至 zhì). Together they mean an office.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 办 (manage) + 公 (public) + 室 (宀 roof + 至 zhì)
Stroke order
办
公
室
Examples
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He works in the office.
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Our office is on the third floor.
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Please come to my office.
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My office is on the third floor.
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He goes to the office every day.
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