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* 办公 用品 <span class="pinyin">bàngōng yòngpǐn</span><span class="trans">office supplies</span> | * 办公 用品 <span class="pinyin">bàngōng yòngpǐn</span><span class="trans">office supplies</span> | ||
− | * 共享 办公 <span class="pinyin">gòngxiǎng bàngōng</span><span class="trans"> | + | * 共享 办公 <span class="pinyin">gòngxiǎng bàngōng</span><span class="trans">co-working</span> |
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Latest revision as of 23:27, 17 May 2022
Both 办公室 (bàngōngshì) and 公司 (gōngsī) are nouns used in formal and informal contexts. Obviously 办公室 means "office" while 公司 means "company." The point of this comparison is that in Chinese, 公司 can also refer to "office."
办公室 (bàngōngshì) | 公司 (gōngsī) | |
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Meaning | office | company, office |
Part of Speech | noun | noun |
Formality | flexible | flexible |
Contents
Use either 办公室 or 公司 for "office"
Oftentimes when we would use "office" in English, using 公司 is more common in Chinese.
- 我 下午 去 公司。 I'm going to the office this afternoon.
- 我 现在 不 在 办公室。 I'm not in the office right now.
- 我 家 离 公司 不 远。 My home is not far from the office.
Use 公司 for "company"
Set Phrases
公司 can be "company" or "corporation."
- 公司 文化 company culture
- 总公司 head office
- 分公司 branch office
- 一 家 公司 a company
- 跨国 公司 multinational corporation
Example Sentences
- 阿里巴巴 是 一 家 很 大 的 公司 。 Alibaba is a very big company.
- 她 是 我们 公司 的 老 客户 了 。 She is a long-time client of our company.
- 我 在 上海 的分公司 工作。 I work in the Shanghai branch.
- 很 多 跨国 公司 打算 离开 中国 。 A lot of multinational companies are planning to leave China.
- 我 以前 在 这 家 公司 工作 了 半年 。 Previously I worked for this company for half a year.
Use 办公室 or 办公 for super specific "office" cases
Although not the word 办公室, these phrases also involve the translation "office" in English.
Set Phrases
- 办公 用品 office supplies
- 共享 办公 co-working
Example Sentences
- 现在 共享 办公 越来越 流行 。 Shared offices are becoming more and more popular now.
- 这个 月 我们 买 了 很 多 办公 用品 :马克笔、文件袋…… This month we bought a lot of office supplies: markers, file folders ......
- 在 共享 办公 的 地方 , 有 隔间 , 很 适合 一个人 办公 。 In a shared office, there are cubicles, which are good for working alone.