办公

bàn gōng

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to handle official business
2. to work (esp. in an office)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 下班 xià bān 下班 xià bān to finish work to get off work, finish work: to finish work

Related words

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• 上班 shàng bān 上班 shàng bān to go to work to go to work, start work, be on duty: to go to work

Synonyms

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• 工作 gōng zuò 工作 gōng zuò to work used for general work, not specifically official or office-related: to work

Usage notes

Collocations

办公 is often used in compounds like 办公室 (office) and 办公楼 (office building).

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 办公 (to work in an office) with 工作 (to work, a general term); 办公 is more formal and official.

Example Sentences

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这家商店卖 办公 用品。

This store sells office supplies.

他周末在家 办公 。

He works from home on weekends.

现在很多人用远程 办公 。

Now many people use remote work.

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Words Containing 办公

• 办公室 办公室 bàn gōng shì: office
• 中共中央办公厅 中共中央办公厅 zhōng gòng zhōng yāng bàn gōng tīng: General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP, responsible for technical and logistical matters relating to the Central Committee
• 中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室 中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室 zhōng yāng rén mín zhèng fǔ zhù xiāng gǎng tè bié xíng zhèng qū lián luò bàn gōng shì: Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• 国务院台湾事务办公室 国务院台湾事务办公室 guó wù yuàn tái wān shì wù bàn gōng shì: Taiwan Affairs Office
• 国务院新闻办公室 国务院新闻办公室 guó wù yuàn xīn wén bàn gōng shì: State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
• 国务院港澳事务办公室 国务院港澳事务办公室 guó wù yuàn gǎng ào shì wù bàn gōng shì: Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
• 国家互联网信息办公室 国家互联网信息办公室 guó jiā hù lián wǎng xìn xī bàn gōng shì: Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)
• 椭圆形办公室 椭圆形办公室 tuǒ yuán xíng bàn gōng shì: Oval office (in the White House)
• 法制办公室 法制办公室 fǎ zhì bàn gōng shì: Legislative Affairs Office, LAO (PRC)
• 无纸化办公 无纸化办公 wú zhǐ huà bàn gōng: paperless office
• 办公地址 办公地址 bàn gōng dì zhǐ: business address
• 办公大楼 办公大楼 bàn gōng dà lóu: office building
• 办公厅 办公厅 bàn gōng tīng: general office
• 办公时间 办公时间 bàn gōng shí jiān: office hours
• 办公桌轮用 办公桌轮用 bàn gōng zhuō lún yòng: hot-desking
• 办公楼 办公楼 bàn gōng lóu: office building
• 办公自动化 办公自动化 bàn gōng zì dòng huà: office automation
• 阻差办公 阻差办公 zǔ chāi bàn gōng: (law) obstructing government administration (Hong Kong)

Child Words of 办公

• 公 公 gōng: public
• 办 办 bàn: to do