Chinese word

办公室

Pronunciation

Pinyinbàn gōng shì

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.

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.

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

公司gōng sī: A business organization where employees work.
办公楼bàn gōng lóu: An office building with space for several offices or companies.

为员工处理工作事务、召开会议和接待来访等活动而设置的室内场所。wèi yuán gōng chú lǐ gōng zuò shì wù zhào kāi huì yì hé jiē dài lái fǎng děng huó dòng ér shè zhì de shì nèi cháng suǒ

办公室 (bàngōngshì, "office") combines 办 (bàn, "manage") + 公 (gōng, "public matters") + 室 (shì, "room"), so its form points to a room for managing work.

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