Comparing "bangongshi" and "gongsi"

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."

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	办公室 (bàngōngshì)	公司 (gōngsī)
Meaning	office	company, office
Part of Speech	noun	noun
Formality	flexible	flexible

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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。 Wǒ xiàwǔ qù gōngsī .I'm going to the office this afternoon.
• 我 现在 不 在 办公室。 Wǒ xiànzài bù zài bàngōngshì .I'm not in the office right now.
• 我 家 离 公司 不 远。 Wǒ jiā lí gōngsī bù yuǎn.My home is not far from the office.

Use 公司 for "company"

Set Phrases

• 公司 文化

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Use 办公室 or 办公 for super specific "office" cases

• 办公用品

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