办事处 (bàn shì chù) — office; agency
Definition
办事处 is a small local office, often a branch or outpost (e.g. a company's regional office, a 街道 subdistrict office). It handles affairs on the spot — unlike 事务所 (a professional firm like a law office) or 办公室 (a general workplace office).
noun
officeagency
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 办事处。Zhè jiā gōng sī zài běi jīng shè yǒu yí gè bàn shì chù.This company has an office in Beijing.
- 办事处。Dà shǐ guǎn de bàn shì chù fù zé qiān zhèng yè wù.The embassy's office handles visa services.
- 。Wǒ men xū yào qù jiē dào bàn shì chù bàn lǐ shǒu xù.We need to go to the subdistrict office to handle the procedures.
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