Tuǒ yuán xíng Bàn gōng shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Oval Office
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

橢圓形辦公室 椭圆形办公室 [Tuo3 yuan2 xing2 Ban4 gong1 shi4] /Oval Office/

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Other forms in these source records: 橢圓形辦公室

  • 椭
    tuǒ

    ellipse

  • 圆
    yuán

    circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

  • 形
    xíng

    to appear / to look / form / shape

  • 办
    bàn

    to take care of (a matter) / to deal with (a task, procedure etc) / to organize (an event) / to establish / to set up / to manage / to run (an enterprise) / (law) to handle / to investigate / to prosecute (a case or suspect) / (bound form) office (as in 招辦|招办[zhāo bàn], admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室[bàn gōng shì])

  • 公
    gōng

    public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)

  • 室
    shì

    room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

    Shì

    surname Shi

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