Chinese word dictionary

办公

bàngōng · to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work

Practice word

Word information

Simplified办公

Traditional辦公

Pinyinbàngōng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

办bàn

to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle

公gōng

fair, equitable; public; duke

How to learn 办公

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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公司gōngsī

company; firm; corporation; CL:家[jia1]

公交车gōngjiāochē

public transport vehicle; town bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4]

办bàn

to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise); (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect); (bound form) office (as in 招辦|招办[zhao1 ban4], admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室[ban4 gong1 shi4])

办法bànfǎ

way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]

办公室bàngōngshì

office; business premises

公斤gōngjīn

kilogram (kg)