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title: "Banshichu Meaning: 办事处 (bànshìchù) Means “office”"
description: "办事处 (traditional 辦事處, bànshìchù) means “office; agency”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banshichu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 办事处 mean?

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办事处 bànshìchù

## office; agency

## It can also mean

- subdistrict office (as in 街道办事处)

## Its characters

1. 处 chù department

## In a sentence

公司在上海设了一个办事处。 The company set up an office in Shanghai.

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## More words with 办 or 事 or 处

- [办法 bànfǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banfa)
- [办公 bàngōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangong)
- [办公室 bàngōngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangongshi)
- [办理 bànlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banli)
- [办事 bànshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banshi)
- [办学 bànxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banxue)
- [本事 běnshi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benshi)
- [查处 cháchǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chachu)
- [承办 chéngbàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengban)
- [创办 chuàngbàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangban)

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