办公 bàngōng to handle official business
to handle official business (usually in an office); to do (office) work
How to remember 办公: 办 manage + 公 public = to handle official business.
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How it is used
- Verb-object: "to do office work" - 在办公室办公 (zài bàngōngshì bàngōng) to work in the office - mostly appears bound in compounds rather than alone in casual speech.
- Key compounds: 办公室 (bàngōngshì) office, 办公桌 (bàngōngzhuō) desk, 办公时间 (bàngōng shíjiān) office hours.
- More formal/institutional than the general verb 工作 (gōngzuò) "to work" - 办公 specifically evokes office/administrative work.
Example sentences
- 他在他的办公桌前。 Tā zài tā de bàngōngzhuō qián.He is at his desk.