Definition
办公室 (bàngōngshì) is the everyday word for an office as a room or workplace. It differs from 室 (shì), which is a suffix meaning 'room' (e.g., 教室 'classroom'), and from 办事处 (bànshìchù), which refers to a branch office or agency.
noun
office
Measure word · 间
Examples
- 办公室。Wǒ de bàn gōng shì zài èr lóu.My office is on the second floor.
- 办公室。Zhè jiān bàn gōng shì lǐ yǒu sān zhāng zhuōzi.There are three desks in this office.
- 办公室。Tā měitiān zài bàn gōng shì lǐ gōngzuò.He works in the office every day.
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