公事房

gōngshìfáng

noun

Measure Word

一间公事房 jiān

Meanings

1 (old) government office; office room (archaic)

Characters

public; official

Examples

县令在公事房接见百姓。

Xiànlìng zài gōngshìfáng jiējiàn bǎixìng.

The county magistrate received the common people in the office.

他每天天不亮就去公事房办差。

Tā měitiān tiān bù liàng jiù qù gōngshìfáng bànchāi.

Every day before dawn he went to the office to handle official business.

Tips

register

公事房 is an archaic term you'll meet in historical novels or period dramas. Modern equivalents are 办公室 (bàngōngshì) or 办公楼 (bàngōnglóu).

Stroke Order

公 gōng

事 shì

房 fáng