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办公

bàn gōng · ban gong

Traditional 辦公

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to handle official business
  2. to work (esp. in an office)
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Working from the sofa

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)在(zài)家(jiā)办公(bàngōng)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, are you working from home today?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)在(zài)家(jiā)办公(bàngōng)。

    Yes, I work from home.

  3. Liangliang

    在(zài)家(jiā)办公(bàngōng)舒服(shūfu)吗(ma)？

    Is working from home comfortable?

  4. Dengdeng

    舒服(shūfu)，不过(bùguò)沙发(shāfā)总(zǒng)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)去(qù)躺着(tǎngzhe)。

    Yes, but the sofa keeps calling me.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)是(shì)在(zài)办公(bàngōng)，还是(háishi)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)？

    So are you working or sleeping?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)沙发(shāfā)上(shàng)办公(bàngōng)。

    I am working on the sofa.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)允(yǔn)许(xǔ)它(tā)的(de)员(yuán)工(gōng)在(zài)家(jiā)办(bàn)公(gōng)。

This company allows its workers to work from home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Enzo · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)上(shàng)午(wǔ)在(zài)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)文(wén)件(jiàn)。

He handles documents in the office every morning.

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