How to say “work” in Chinese
work (in an office)
“Work” in Chinese is 办公, bàn gōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
办公 is read bàn gōng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In the middle, 力 “strength”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “办公”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 办公. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 王经理在办公室吗？WángjīnglǐzàibàngōngshìmaIs Manager Wang in his office?
- 老师叫你去办公室。lǎoshījiàonǐqùbàngōngshìThe teacher wants you in the office.
- 自下周起，我们在新办公室办公。zìxiàzhōuqǐ,wǒmenzàixīnbàngōngshìbàngōngStarting next week, we work in the new office.
- 今天我在家办公jīntiānwǒzàijiābàngōngToday I'm working from home.
- 他担任办公室主任。tādānrènbàngōngshìzhǔrènHe holds the post of head of the office.
- 他昨天在办公室认真地看了报告。tāzuótiānzàibàngōngshìrènzhēndekànlebàogàoYesterday he carefully read the report in the office.
More words from the lesson “Overtime and business trips”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “work” in Chinese?
“Work” in Chinese is 办公, pinyin bàngōng.
What does 办公 mean?
办公 (bàngōng) means “work (in an office)”.
How do you write 办公?
办公 is 2 characters: 办 (bàn) — do, handle; 公 (gōng) — public, common. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 办公?
办公 is read bàngōng. Tones: bàn — fourth tone, gōng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“work” in the lesson “Overtime and business trips”
This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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