HSK 2 · Places in town

办公室

bàn gōng shì

office

Stroke order of 办公室

3 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

办 · 4 strokes公 · 4 strokes室 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

A '室' room under a '宀' roof where you '办' handle '公' public business: an office.

Parts: 办 handle (力 strength) + 公 public (八 + 厶) + 室 room (宀 roof + 至 arrive)

The characters in 办公室

办 bàn — to do; to handle (4 strokes)
室 shì — room (9 strokes)

Example sentence

经理现在在办公室。

The manager is in the office now.

Words with 办

怎么办what to do 办法way; method 办to do; to handle 办理to handle; to deal with 举办to hold (an event)

Words with 公

公共汽车bus 公交车bus 公路highway; road 公园park 公司company 公斤kilogram 公里kilometre 公平fair 公民citizen 公务员civil servant 高速公路expressway; highway 公共public 公开open; to make public 公布to announce

Words with 室

教室classroom 实验室laboratory 室room

More words: Places in town

超市supermarket 银行bank 公园park 广场square; plaza 店shop; store 单位work unit; unit 公司company 市city 省province; to save 中心centre 国际international 全国the whole country

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