Usage note
办公室是指人们工作的地方，比如公司的前台或者领导的房间。
bàngōngshì shì zhēngrén gōngzuò de dìfāng, bǐrú gōngsī de qián táng huò lǐlǐng de fángjiān.
Office refers to the place where people work, such as a company's reception or manager's room.
Context note
办公室常见于公司、学校和政府机构。
bàngōngshì chàncí yú gōngsī、 xuéxiào hé zhèngfǔ jīguān.
Office is commonly found in companies, schools, and government agencies.
5 examples
我在办公室工作。
wǒ zài bàn gōng shì gōng zuò。
I work in the office.
经理的办公室很大。
jīng lǐ de bàn gōng shì hěn dà。
The manager's office is very big.
公司有好几个办公室。
gōng sī yǒu hǎo jǐ gè bàn gōng shì。
The company has several offices.
我每天早上都会去办公室。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì qù bàn gōng shì。
I go to the office every morning.
办公室里有很多书和文件。
bàn gōng shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū hé wén jiàn。
There are many books and documents in the office.
5 mini stories
小明每天早上都会去办公室。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì qù bàn gōng shì。
Xiaoming goes to the office every morning.
妈妈在办公室工作，爸爸也在。
mā ma zài bàn gōng shì gōng zuò， bà ba yě zài。
Mom works in the office, and dad does too.
学校里有很多办公室。
xué xiào lǐ yǒu hěn duō bàn gōng shì。
There are many offices in the school.
办公室里的同事都很友好。
bàn gōng shì lǐ de tóng shì dōu hěn yǒu hǎo。
The colleagues in the office are all very friendly.
政府机关有很多办公室。
zhèng fǔ jī guān yǒu hěn duō bàn gōng shì。
There are many offices in government agencies.
Mini dialogue
找老师
A
你知道王老师在哪儿吗？
Nǐ zhīdào Wáng lǎoshī zài nǎr ma?
Do you know where Teacher Wang is?
B
她在办公室，你可以去那里找她。
Tā zài bàngōngshì, nǐ kěyǐ qù nàlǐ zhǎo tā.
She is in the office, you can go there to find her.
交作业
A
作业要交到哪里？
Zuòyè yào jiāo dào nǎlǐ?
Where should we hand in the homework?
B
请交到老师的办公室。
Qǐng jiāo dào lǎoshī de bàngōngshì.
Please hand it in to the teacher's office.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
教室
jiàoshì
classroom
办公室 is where teachers work, while 教室 is where students have lessons.
related
公司
gōngsī
company
A 公司 is a company, which usually has many 办公室 (offices) inside.