bàngōngshì

Usages of bàngōngshì

 zài 办公室bàngōngshì děng 老板lǎobǎn děng le   小时xiǎoshí lewǒ zài bàngōngshì děng lǎobǎn děng le yí gè xiǎoshí le.
I’ve been waiting for the boss in the office for an hour.
今天jīntiān 办公室bàngōngshì  méi yǒu 别人biérén,    rén 安静ānjìng de  作业zuòyè dōu 做完zuòwán lejīntiān bàngōngshì lǐ méi yǒu biérén, wǒ yí gè rén ānjìng de bǎ zuòyè dōu zuòwán le.
There was no one else in the office today; I quietly finished all the homework by myself.
 de 办公室bàngōngshì 周围zhōuwéi hěn 安静ānjìng, 冬天dōngtiān yǒu 暖气nuǎnqì, 夏天xiàtiān yǒu 空调kōngtiáowǒ de bàngōngshì zhōuwéi hěn ānjìng, dōngtiān yǒu nuǎnqì, xiàtiān yǒu kōngtiáo.
The area around my office is very quiet; in winter there is heating, and in summer there is air conditioning.

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