办公室 (bàngōngshì) — "office" in Chinese

HSK 3

办公室

Office

noun

Character composition

办

to do, to work

公

public, official

室

room

Radicals / Keys

宀

Roof

#40 · mián · 3 strokes

八

Eight

#12 · bā · 2 strokes

力

Power

#19 · lì · 2 strokes

Collocations

去办公室

qù bàngōngshì

go to the office

在办公室

zài bàngōngshì

in the office

办公室工作

bàngōngshì gōngzuò

office work

Examples

经理的办公室在走廊的尽头，左边那一间。

The manager's office is at the end of the corridor, the one on the left.

他在办公室工作。

He works in the office.

Mnemonic

[bàngōngshì-] Banky the Gnome 👨‍💼 wanted to create an office 办公室 for his fellow forest creatures. Using his powers, he organized (办) a public (公) room (室) filled with tiny desks and chairs. The magical office was a hit, and everyone started their day with a smile!

Writing

Frequently asked questions

How to say office in Mandarin?

"office" in Chinese is 办公室 (bàngōngshì).

办公室 meaning in English

办公室 (bàngōngshì) means "Office".

Office in Chinese pinyin

It is pronounced bàngōngshì (written as bangongshi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "office" in Chinese characters?

It is written 办公室: 办 has 4 strokes, 公 has 4 strokes, 室 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.