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The word "办公室" is formed by combining three characters: 办, meaning "to handle" or "do", 公, meaning "public" or "official", and 室, meaning "room". The sequence 办公 together denotes "handling official business", and with 室 added, it specifies the room where such business is conducted, resulting in the term for "office".

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我的办公室很干净。

Wǒ de bàngōngshì hěn gānjìng.

My office is very clean.

他在办公室里打电话。

Tā zài bàngōngshì lǐ dǎ diànhuà.

He is making a phone call in the office.

办公室的窗户需要清洗。

Bàngōngshì de chuānghu xūyào qīngxǐ.

The windows of the office need cleaning.

我们公司在新办公楼设有办公室。

Wǒmen gōngsī zài xīn bàngōng lóu shè yǒu bàngōngshì.

Our company has offices in the new office building.

由于疫情，许多员工开始在家远程办公而不是去办公室。

Yóuyú yìqíng, xǔduō yuángōng kāishǐ zài jiā yuǎnchéng bàngōng ér bùshì qù bàngōngshì.

Due to the pandemic, many employees started working remotely from home instead of going to the office.

Word Definition - 办公室

bàn gōng shì office; bureau

Individual Character Details

办 bàn
公 gōng
室 shì, shì