办公室 (bàngōngshì) · office
办公室 (bàngōngshì) means “office”. It is written with 3 characters: 办 (to do) + 公 (fair) + 室 (room). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 办公室 is built
The characters
办 bàn · to do
What 办 is made of
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 力 gives the meaning, 八 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
公 gōng · fair
What 公 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
室 shì · room
What 室 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 至 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 办公室
What does 办公室 mean?
办公室 (bàngōngshì) means “office”.
How do you pronounce 办公室?
办公室 is pronounced bàngōngshì.
Which HSK level is 办公室?
办公室 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 办法bànfǎway
- 怎么办zěnme bànwhat to do
- 办理bànlǐto handle
- 举办jǔbànto hold (an event)
- 办事bànshìto handle matters
- 承办chéngbànto host
- 主办zhǔbànto host
- 办公bàngōngto work, especially in an office
- 办bànto do
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.