Chinese word

办公时间

Pronunciation

Pinyinbàn gōng shí jiān

Meaning

  • nounoffice hours

Example

学校的办公时间从上午八点半到下午四点半。xué xiào de bàn gōng shí jiān cóng shàng wǔ bā diǎn bàn dào xià wǔ sì diǎn bàn

The school's office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Illustration for 办公时间 (office hours)

More examples

如果不在办公时间，请提前预约。rú guǒ bú zài bàn gōng shí jiān qǐng tí qián yù yuē

If it is outside office hours, please make an appointment in advance.

Core concept

The time window in which an organization conducts routine work and serves people at its office.

Common phrases

  • 周一至周五的办公时间zhōu yí zhì zhōu wǔ de bàn gōng shí jiān

    Monday through Friday office hours

  • 询问办公时间xún wèn bàn gōng shí jiān

    inquire about office hours

  • 办公时间外bàn gōng shí jiān wài

    outside office hours

Similar words

上班时间shàng bān shí jiān: The scheduled period when workers are supposed to report to work and do their jobs.
营业时间yíng yè shí jiān: The period when a business is open and available for customer visits or sales.
工作时间gōng zuò shí jiān: The period used for doing regular job duties in a workplace.
服务时间fú wù shí jiān: The scheduled period when a service desk or call center provides assistance.

Definition in Chinese

机关或企事业单位规定用于对外办理事项和内部办公的时间，常见于公告、通知和服务窗口说明中。jī guān huò qǐ shì yè dān wèi guī dìng yòng yú duì wài bàn lǐ shì xiàng hé nèi bù bàn gōng de shí jiān cháng jiàn yú gōng gào tōng zhī hé fú wù chuāng kǒu shuō míng zhōng

Word origin

办 (bàn, "handle") and 公 (gōng, "public") combine around the idea of handling official affairs, and 时间 (shíjiān, "time") turns that idea into a scheduled period.

Usage tips

  • This term can cover both front-desk service and work done inside an organization, so it does not always mean that every employee is available throughout the stated period.

Other meanings

  • working hoursnoun
  • business hoursnoun

Opposites

  • 休息时间xiū xī shí jiānoff hoursnoun

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