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办公室

bàn gōng shì · ban gong shi

Traditional 辦公室

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 间 jiān

Meaning

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  1. office
  2. business premises
  3. bureau
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Is anyone at the office?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？我(wǒ)在(zài)你(nǐ)办公室(bàngōngshì)门口(ménkǒu)。

    Liangliang, where are you? I'm at the door of your office.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)在(zài)办公室(bàngōngshì)，我(wǒ)在(zài)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)。

    I'm not at the office. I'm at a cafe.

  3. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)不(bù)上班(shàngbān)吗(ma)？

    Don't you work today?

  4. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)星期六(xīngqīliù)！你(nǐ)看看(kànkan)，办公室(bàngōngshì)的(de)门(mén)是不是(shìbùshì)关着(guānzhe)？

    Today is Saturday! Look, isn't the office door closed?

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)今天(jīntiān)是(shì)星期五(xīngqīwǔ)。

    Oh no, I thought today was Friday.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)没(méi)去(qù)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)？

Why did you not go to the office?

Tatoeba: Chinese by cranewang · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)让(ràng)他(tā)的(de)工(gōng)人(rén)在(zài)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)吃(chī)饭(fàn)。

He lets his workers eat meals in the office.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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办
bàn

to do; to manage

公
gōng

public; collectively owned

室
shì

room; work unit

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