办公室 bàn gōng shì
“office; business premises; bureau”
nounHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 辦公室Measure word 间
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
办公室 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 512: 办公室 bàngōngshì — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 92
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 办公室
办公室 means an office: a room or place where people work, especially in a company or school. It is a noun and commonly appears after 在, 去, or 到, or before 在 to say where an office is. Typical patterns are 在办公室 + verb, 去办公室, and 办公室在 + place.
例句Example sentences
- 我每天八点去办公室。wǒ měi tiān bā diǎn qù bàn gōng shì.I go to the office at eight every day.
- 王老师在办公室等你。wáng lǎo shī zài bàn gōng shì děng nǐ.Teacher Wang is waiting for you in the office.
- 我们的办公室在三楼。wǒ men de bàn gōng shì zài sān lóu.Our office is on the third floor.
常见错误Common mistakes
-
✗他工作在办公室。
✓他在办公室工作。
A place phrase with 在 normally comes before the verb, not after it.