Usage note
办公用于描述在办公室工作或进行相关事务。
bàn gōng yòng yú miáo huì zài fāng sī shì bù zuò gōng qíng guǎn lǐ suǒ xiàng de wèi shì.
办公 is used to describe working in an office or handling related matters.
Context note
这个词常用于描述办公室的工作环境或日常事务。
zhè gè cí cháng yòng yú miáo huì fāng sī shì bù zuò gōng qíng guǎn lǐ hé rì cháng wù shì.
This word is commonly used to describe the work environment or daily affairs in an office.
5 examples
他在办公室工作。
tā zài bàn gōng shì gōng zuò。
He works in the office.
公司需要办公用品。
gōng sī xū yào bàn gōng yòng pǐn。
The company needs office supplies.
我每天都在办公室。
wǒ měi tiān dōu zài bàn gōng shì。
I work in the office every day.
办公区域通常很大。
bàn gōng qū yù tōng cháng hěn dà。
The office area is usually very large.
他们正在开会办公。
tā men zhèng zài kāi huì bàn gōng。
They are having a meeting to handle work matters.
5 mini stories
小明每天早上都会去公司，然后在办公室工作。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì qù gōng sī， rán hòu zài bàn gōng shì gōng zuò。
Xiaoming goes to the company every morning and works in the office.
妈妈在办公室里工作，爸爸在家里办公。
mā ma zài bàn gōng shì lǐ gōng zuò， bà ba zài jiā lǐ bàn gōng。
Mom works in the office while Dad works from home.
办公室里有很多同事，他们一起办公。
bàn gōng shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō tóng shì， tā men yì qǐ bàn gōng。
There are many colleagues in the office who work together.
小红的爸爸是个办公室职员，每天都在办公。
xiǎo hóng de bà ba shì gè bàn gōng shì zhí yuán， měi tiān dōu zài bàn gōng。
Xiaohong's dad is an office worker who works in the office every day.
小李在公司里办公，他喜欢这样的工作环境。
xiǎo lǐ zài gōng sī lǐ bàn gōng， tā xǐ huan zhè yàng de gōng zuò huán jìng。
Xiaoli works in the company and likes this work environment.
Mini dialogue
爸爸的工作
A
你爸爸在哪里办公？
Nǐ bàba zài nǎlǐ bàn gōng?
Where does your dad work?
B
他在市中心的一栋大楼里办公。
Tā zài shì zhōngxīn de yī dòng dàlóu lǐ bàn gōng.
He works in a big building in the city center.
新办公室
A
我们的新办公桌很漂亮。
Wǒmen de xīn bàngōngzhuō hěn piàoliang.
Our new office desk is very pretty.
B
是啊，在这里办公很舒服。
Shì a, zài zhèlǐ bàn gōng hěn shūfu.
Yes, working here is very comfortable.
Related words and contrasts
related
工作
gōngzuò
to work
A general word for work, while 办公 specifically means office work.
related
上班
shàngbān
to go to work
Means to start a work shift, often in an office setting.