Chinese word

居家办公

Pronunciation

Pinyinjū jiā bàn gōng

Meaning

  • verbwork from home

Example

居家办公让我更灵活安排时间。jū jiā bàn gōng ràng wǒ gèng líng huó ān pái shí jiān

Working from home lets me arrange my time more flexibly.

Illustration for 居家办公 (work from home)

More examples

最近他决定尝试居家办公，以减少通勤时间。zuì jìn tā jué dìng cháng shì jū jiā bàn gōng yǐ jián shǎo tōng qín shí jiān

Recently, he decided to try working from home to cut down on commuting time.

Core concept

A home-based work setting keeps ordinary office tasks going without a trip to the company workplace.

Common phrases

  • 尝试居家办公cháng shì jū jiā bàn gōng

    try working from home

  • 转为居家办公zhuǎn wéi jū jiā bàn gōng

    switch to working from home

  • 接受居家办公jiē shòu jū jiā bàn gōng

    accept working from home

Similar words

在家工作zài jiā gōng zuò: Doing one's work at home, with no special focus on how it is done.
远程办公yuǎn chéng bàn gōng: Working away from the office through an internet connection.
线上办公xiàn shàng bàn gōng: Using online tools to hold meetings and handle work tasks.

Definition in Chinese

在自己家中而不是到单位或公司去，通过网络、电话等远程方式完成日常工作任务的一种工作方式或行为。zài zì jǐ jiā zhōng ér bú shì dào dān wèi huò gōng sī qù tōng guò wǎng luò diàn huà děng yuǎn chéng fāng shì wán chéng rì cháng gōng zuò rèn wù de yì zhǒng gōng zuò fāng shì huò xíng wéi

Word origin

居家办公 (jūjiābàngōng, "work from home") joins 居家 (jūjiā, "at home") and 办公 (bàngōng, "do office work"), making the location of office work part of the expression itself.

Usage tips

  • As a verb phrase, it can describe a single day's arrangement, so it fits changing schedules rather than only a permanent remote-work policy.

Other meanings

  • teleworkverb

Opposites

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