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Ban Gong Shi - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Office" in Mandarin Chinese

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Ban Gong Shi

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Meaning

office

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►bàn gōng shì
Tone numbers: ban4 gong1 shi4

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 辦公室
Simplified: 办公室

First Character: 辦 (bàn) - to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with
Second Character: 公 (gōng) – just; honorable (designation); public; common
Third Character: 室 (shì) – room

Examples of Bàn Gōng Shì

Audio files are marked with ►

Tā bù zài bàn gōng shì.
他不在辦公室。
他不在办公室。
He is not at the office.

Wáng xiānsheng de bàn gōng shì zài nǎli?
王先生的辦公室在哪裡?
王先生的办公室在哪里?
Where is Mr. Wang’s office?

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