Meaning of 办事处
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- office; agency; bureau
How to use 办事处
办事处 usually means a branch or representative office of a company, government, or organization, often in another city or country. It is common on signs and in business contexts. Example: 我们公司在上海有一个办事处。(Wǒmen gōngsī zài Shànghǎi yǒu yí ge bànshìchù.) Our company has an office in Shanghai.
Break it into 办事 (bànshì, to handle matters) plus 处 (chù, a place). An 办事处 is literally a place where matters get handled.
Common mistake: Learners often read 处 here as chǔ, but in 办事处 it is fourth tone chù, meaning a place or office. Also, 处 is easy to mix up with 外 (wài), which has a similar left side.
办事处 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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办 bàn · to take care of · 4 strokes
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事 shì · matter · 8 strokes
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处 chù · place · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 办事处.
| 没事儿 | méishìr | to have spare time; free from work |
| 事情 | shìqing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 怎么办 | zěnme bàn | what's to be done |
| 办法 | bànfǎ | way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem |
| 故事 | gùshi | old practice |
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | office; business premises |
| 到处 | dàochù | everywhere |
| 好事 | hǎoshì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity |
| 好处 | hǎochù | easy to get along with |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague; co-worker |
| 坏处 | huàichù | harm; troubles |
| 处理 | chǔlǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish |
Questions about 办事处
What does 办事处 mean?
办事处 (bànshìchù) means "office; agency; bureau" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 办事处?
办事处 is made of 3 characters: 办 (4 strokes), 事 (8 strokes), 处 (5 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 办事处 an HSK word?
Yes. 办事处 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 办事处 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 办事处 is written 辦事處.
What is the difference between 办事处 and 办公室?
办公室 (bàngōngshì) is an office room or workplace where people sit and work. 办事处 is an organizational unit, such as a branch or representative office. One 办事处 might contain several 办公室.
What is a 街道办事处?
A 街道办事处 (jiēdào bànshìchù) is a subdistrict office, a local government body in Chinese cities. People often shorten it to 街道办 (jiēdào bàn).