办 公 室 bàn gōng shì office / business premises / bureau / CL:間|间[jian1] 机 关 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] 办 事 处 bàn shì chù office / agency 连 任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office / to serve for another term of office 在 野 zài yě to be out of (political) office / to be out of power 任 to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) 处 (bound form) place / locality / (bound form) part / aspect / (bound form) office / department / bureau / classifier for locations: spot, point 邮 箱 yóu xiāng mailbox / post office box / email / email inbox 信 箱 xìn xiāng mailbox / post office box 担 任 dān rèn to hold a governmental office or post / to assume office of / to take charge of / to serve as 上 班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office 分 公 司 fēn gōng sī subsidiary company / branch office 主 管 部 门 zhǔ guǎn bù mén office of primary interest 事 务 所 shì wù suǒ business office / firm 总 局 zǒng jú head office / general office / central office 总 公 司 zǒng gōng sī parent company / head office 邮 局 yóu jú post office / CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 公 安 局 gōng ān jú public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) 写 字 楼 xiě zì lóu office building 票 房 piào fáng box office 执 政 zhí zhèng to hold power / in office 检 察 院 jiǎn chá yuàn prosecutor's office / procuratorate 分 局 fēn jú branch office / sub-bureau 职 员 zhí yuán office worker / staff member / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 任 职 rèn zhí to hold a post / to take office 外 交 部 Wài jiāo bù Ministry of Foreign Affairs / foreign office / Dept. of State 办 公 厅 bàn gōng tīng general office 本 部 běn bù headquarters / head office 竞 选 jìng xuǎn to take part in an election / to run for office 上 班 族 shàng bān zú office workers (as social group) 办 公 楼 bàn gōng lóu office building / CL:座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 上 任 shàng rèn to take office / previous (incumbent) / predecessor 人 事 部 rén shì bù personnel office / human resources (HR) 卫 生 局 wèi shēng jú health office / bureau of hygiene 会 所 huì suǒ office of an association / meeting place / clubhouse / club 研 究 室 yán jiū shì Office of Research 环 保 局 huán bǎo jú environment protection office / PRC National bureau of environmental protection 办 公 室 主 任 bàn gōng shì zhǔ rèn Chief of Office 文 员 wén yuán office worker / clerk 教 研 室 jiào yán shì teaching and research office 就 职 jiù zhí to take office / to assume a post 办 公 自 动 化 bàn gōng zì dòng huà office automation 任 期 rèn qī term of office / CL:屆|届[jie4] / tenure (entire period in office) 维 奇 Wéi qí Pope Vigilius (in office 537-555) / phonetic -vich or -wich in Russian names 街 道 办 事 处 jiē dào bàn shì chù subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities 营 业 时 间 yíng yè shí jiān business hours / opening hours / office hours 代 表 处 dài biǎo chù representative office 衙 门 yá men yamen, government office in dynastic China 下 台 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook 政 府 机 关 zhèng fǔ jī guān government (viewed as an organization) / institutions of government / government office 邮 政 局 yóu zhèng jú post office 气 象 局 qì xiàng jú weather bureau / meteorological office 东 山 再 起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback 人 事 部 门 rén shì bù mén personnel office 上 班 时 间 shàng bān shí jiān working hours / office hours 气 象 台 qì xiàng tái meteorological office / weather forecasting office 参 选 cān xuǎn to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote 售 票 处 shòu piào chù ticket office 总 署 zǒng shǔ general office 就 任 jiù rèn to take office / to assume a post 公 职 gōng zhí civil service / public office / government job 审 计 署 shěn jì shǔ audit office / public accounts committee 监 察 局 jiān chá jú inspection office / supervisory office 办 公 大 楼 bàn gōng dà lóu office building 当 世 dāng shì the present age / in office / the current office holder 副 厅 长 fù tīng zhǎng Deputy Chief of Office 撤 职 chè zhí to eliminate / to sack / to remove from office 电 信 局 diàn xìn jú central office / telecommunications office 公 证 处 gōng zhèng chù notary office 工 友 gōng yǒu odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office / (old) worker / fellow worker 离 任 lí rèn to leave office / to leave one's post 撤 下 chè xià to withdraw / to remove (from a place) / to remove from office 移 民 局 yí mín jú immigration office 卸 任 xiè rèn to leave office 供 职 gòng zhí to hold an office or post 到 任 dào rèn to take office / to assume a post 新 闻 办 公 室 xīn wén bàn gōng shì Press Office 下 届 xià jiè next office holder / next to serve 卫 生 署 wèi shēng shǔ health bureau (or office, or department, or agency) 国 台 办 Guó tái bàn Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (abbr. for 國務院台灣事務辦公室|国务院台湾事务办公室[Guo2 wu4 yuan4 Tai2 wan1 Shi4 wu4 Ban4 gong1 shi4]) 行 署 xíng shǔ administrative office 公 署 gōng shǔ government office 舍 人 shè rén ancient office title / rich and important person 专 利 局 zhuān lì jú patent office 联 络 处 lián luò chù liaison office 留 任 liú rèn to remain in office / to hold on to one's job 当 政 dāng zhèng to come to power / to hold power / in office 金 成 Jīn Chéng Sung KIM, US diplomat and director of US State Department's Korea office 走 马 上 任 zǒu mǎ shàng rèn (idiom) to take office / to assume a post 政 教 处 zhèng jiào chǔ political education office (within a school) (PRC) 传 达 室 chuán dá shì reception office / janitor's office 赫 德 Hè dé Hart or Herd (name) / Robert Hart (1835-1911), Englishman who served 1863-1911 in Qing dynasty customs office 解 职 jiě zhí to dismiss from office / to discharge / to sack 引 退 yǐn tuì to retire from office / to resign 任 内 rèn nèi period in office 吏 治 lì zhì style of governing (of minor official) / achievement in office 赋 闲 fù xián to stay idle at home / to have resigned from office / to be unemployed / to have been fired / to be on a sabbatical 持 重 chí zhòng prudent / cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office 下 野 xià yě to step down from office / to go into opposition 报 馆 bào guǎn newspaper office 
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