Chinese

辦公室

bàngōngshì
office (a room, set of rooms, building, or department used for non-manual work or to provide a particular service) (Classifier: 間／间)
  • TOCFL 3
  • 办公室

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  • characterChinese辦 “to deal with; to handle; to manage; to take care of”
    • soundChinese辡
    • meaningChinese力 “physical strength; physical power; energy”
  • characterChinese公 “public; communal”
  • characterChinese室 “room (in a building or house); chamber”
    • meaningChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
    • soundChinese至 “to reach; to arrive”

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