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“office” in Chinese

Chinese

Also事务所 (shì wù suǒ) · 办事处 (bàn shì chù)

Pronunciation

Pinyinbàn gōng shì

Example

下课后，我去学校的办公室找老师。xià kè hòu wǒ qù xué xiào de bàn gōng shì zhǎo lǎo shī

After class, I go to the school office to see my teacher.

Illustration for 办公室 (office)

How to say “office” in Chinese

“Office” in Chinese is 办公室 (bàn gōng shì).

A room where people carry out organized work, meet, and receive visitors.

Full entry for 办公室: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 办公室

我明天要去办公室上班。wǒ míng tiān yào qù bàn gōng shì shàng bān

I need to go to the office for work tomorrow.

Tips for using 办公室

  • The word describes the setting rather than its size, so it can refer to a small room or a large shared area.

Other Chinese words for “office”

我昨天到事务所面试。wǒ zuó tiān dào shì wù suǒ miàn shì

I went to the office yesterday for an interview.

办事处就在街口，很容易找到。bàn shì chù jiù zài jiē kǒu hěn róng yì zhǎo dào

The office is right at the street corner, so it is easy to find.

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