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  4. hsk 4
  5. day 60

day 60at the office

unit 9 · school & work

    at the office

    Talk about office life: tasks, meetings, business trips, overtime, printing and who is in charge.

    today’s words

    • 为 wéi · to act as, be (written)
    • 办公 bàngōng · to work (in an office)
    • 安排 ānpái · to arrange; arrangement
    • 任务 rènwu · task, assignment
    • 进行 jìnxíng · to carry out, be under way
    • 过程 guòchéng · process, course
    • 出差 chūchāi · to go on a business trip
    • 加班 jiābān · to work overtime
    • 打印 dǎyìn · to print
    • 打印机 dǎyìnjī · printer
    • 复印 fùyìn · to photocopy
    • 项 xiàng · item (measure word for tasks, rules)
    • 组 zǔ · group; to form; set
    • 工厂 gōngchǎng · factory
    • 厂 chǎng · factory, plant
    • 工人 gōngrén · worker
    • 管 guǎn · to be in charge of, look after
    • 管理 guǎnlǐ · to manage; management

    sentences

    • 陈经理安排我做一项新任务。 · Manager Chen has given me a new task.
    • 会议正在进行,请不要打扰。 · A meeting is in progress; please don’t disturb.
    • 大家选我为小组的负责人。 · Everyone chose me to lead the group.
    • 打印机坏了,我去楼下复印。 · The printer’s broken, so I’ll go downstairs to make copies.
    • 下周经理去上海出差,我们要加班。 · The manager is going to Shanghai on business next week, so we’ll have to work late.