What 办公室 means
- Office
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Questions about 办公室
What does 办公室 mean in English?
办公室 is pronounced bàngōngshì and means Office.
How do you pronounce 办公室?
办公室 is bàngōngshì in pinyin — written bangongshi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 办公室?
办公室 is written with 3 characters: 办 (bàn) Manages (to handle - deal with), 公 (gōng) Public (official), 室 (shì) Room. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 办公室 written in traditional Chinese?
辦公室. The simplified form 办公室 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 辦公室 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced bàngōngshì.
Is 办公室 an HSK word?
Yes — 办公室 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
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