办公室 bàngōngshì office
How to remember 办公室: 办 manage + 公 public + 室 a room = office.
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How it is used
- An office (the room/workplace) - 在办公室 (zài bàngōngshì) at the office; 校长办公室 (xiàozhǎng bàngōngshì) the principal's office.
- 办公 (bàngōng) = 'do office work'; 室 (shì) = room. So it's literally the room where official work is done.
- Refers to the physical space, not the company (公司 gōngsī) or the job.
Example sentences
- 他急忙出了办公室。 Tā jímáng chū le bàngōngshì.He rushed out of the office.
- 你几点离开办公室？ Nǐ jǐdiǎn líkāi bàngōngshì?What time will you leave the office?
- 办公室很宽敞，并且很明亮。 Bàngōngshì hěn kuānchang, bìngqiě hěn míngliàng.The office is very spacious and bright.