I love spinning in my desk chair!

我 很 喜 欢 坐 在 办 公 倚 上 打 转 。 Wo3 hen3 xi3huan zuo4 zai4 ban4'gong1 yi3 shang da3zhuan4.

Jiang JieGu ChunleiMeng SichenPan Zilong
CashmeiraEllen

file cabinet

档 案 柜 dang4'an4gui4

Cao LihongGao YanlinRen ShuangZhao MoLi Xinzhou
CashmeiraCherieEllen

pencil sharpener

转 笔 刀 zhuan4bi3dao1

Wang JinHuang JialiCao HuiShu Chang
KarenDaveStevenQ

eraser

橡 皮 xiang4pi2

Du FengZhao JianZhao MoFen RanLi Xinzhou
LynnRoryAshleyBrianRachelCindy

to staple together

钉 在 一 起 ding1 zai4 yi2qi3

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

file drawer

放 文 件 的 抽 屉 fang4wen2jian4 de chou1ti

Scotch tape, tape

胶 带 jiao1dai4

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

ergonomic chair

符 合 人 类 工 程 学 的 椅 子 fu2he2ren2lei4 gong1cheng2xue2 de yi3zi

I can't believe you still have a teletype machine, that belongs in a museum.

我 不 可 能 相 信 你 还 有 一 台 电 传 打 字 机 ， 那 台 应 该 在 博 物 馆 里 。 Wo3 bu4 ke3'neng2 xiang1xin4 ni3 hai2 you3 yi4 tai2 dian4chuan2da3zi4ji1, na4 tai2 ying1gai1 zai4 bo2wu4guan3 li3.

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

paperweight

纸 镇 zhi3zhen4

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

rubber band

皮 筋 儿 pi2jin1r

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

How many paper clips do you need?

你 需 要 多 少 回 形 针 ？ Ni3 xu1yao4 duo1shao3 hui2xing2zhen1?

Liu Yu RongLi XinzhouCheng MiaoLi ChunjiangGu ZhengGao YanlinRen Shuang
AnselAustinAnnDawn

a pair of bookends

一 对 儿 书 挡 yi2 dui4r shu1dang3

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

slot headed screwdriver, regular screwdriver

一 字 改 锥 yi1zi4 gai3zhui1

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
Allen

clock

时 钟 shi2zhong1

Shao DanniLi Yu ZhengLiu WeihongSong JiaZheng Lei
JeremyAprilShawnStevenQ

one bookend

一 个 书 挡 yi2 ge4 shu1dang3

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

post-it notes

即 时 贴 ji2shi2tie1

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

paper clip

纸 夹 zhi3jia1

Cao LihongGao YanlinRen ShuangZhao MoLi Xinzhou
CashmeiraCherieEllen

Your book's on the top shelf.

你 的 书 在 书 架 的 顶 层 。 Ni3 de shu1 zai4 shu1jia4 de ding3ceng2.

Wang YongDa DiJin YanGao MingjiangCao LihuaWei Xing
CricketAustinNick

mechanical pencil

自 动 铅 笔 zi4dong4 qian1bi3

Sun BinZheng JieSun XiaomeiLi Shiyan
DavidAbbie

This may be an ergonomic chair, but it still kills my back!

这 个 可 能 是 一 把 符 合 人 体 工 程 学 的 椅 子 ， 但 坐 上 去 仍 弄 痛 我 的 背 ! Zhe4 ge4 ke3neng2 shi4 yi4 ba3 fu2he2ren2ti3 gong1cheng2xue2 de yi3zi, dan4 zuo4 shang4 qu4 reng2 nong4 tong4 wo3 de bei4.

paperweight

镇 纸 zhen4zhi3

CashmeiraEllen

thumb tack, push pin

图 钉 tu2ding1

Du FengCheng MiaoLi XinzhouWang Chen
DavidFrank

Please give me that pen that's on the book.

请 给 我 本 子 上 的 那 支 笔 。 Qing3 gei3 wo3 ben3zishang de na4 zhi1 bi3.

Wang YongDa DiGao MingjiangCao LihuaWei Xing
CricketAustinNick

ergonomic chair

符 合 人 体 工 程 学 的 椅 子 fu2he2ren2ti3 gong1cheng2xue2 de yi3zi

stapler

订 书 机 ding4shu1ji1

Gao YanlinZheng LeiHu SiyuRen Shuang
JamesLindseyRick

rubber band, elastic

橡 皮 筋 xiang4pi2jin1

Du FengZhao JianZhao MoFen RanLi Xinzhou
LynnRoryAshleyBrianRachelCindy

felt tip pen

毡 毛 墨 水 笔 zhan1mao2 mo4shui3 bi3

Du FengFen RanRen ShuangZheng Jie
AprilRachelFrankAustin

bookends

书 挡 shu1dang3

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

I would like to place an order for felt tip pens, fifty in all.

我 想 订 购 总 共 五 十 只 毡 毛 墨 水 笔 。 Wo3 xiang3 ding4gou4 zong3gong4 wu3shi2 zhi1 zhan1mao2 mo4shui3 bi3.

Liu Yu RongCheng HongDu FengLi ChunjiangGu ZhengZhang Zhida
AprilRachelFrankAustin

hanging file folder

悬 挂 的 文 件 夹 xuan2gua4 de wen2jian4jia1

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

magnifying glass

放 大 镜 fang4da4jing4

Cao LihongGao YanlinRen ShuangZhao MoLi Xinzhou
CashmeiraCherieEllen

rollerball pen

签 字 笔 qian1zibi3

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

This calculator has a spreadsheet function.

这 种 计 算 器 有 电 子 制 表 功 能 。 Zhe4 zhong3 ji4suan4qi4 you3 dian4zi3 zhi4biao3 gong1neng2.

Cao LihongTan LiWang WenjingLiu MingkeRen ShuangNa ZitaZhang Zhida
JenniferJeremyAbbie

It's right there, on the right side of the desk!

它 就 在 那 儿 ， 在 课 桌 的 右 边 。 Ta1 jiu4 zai4 na4r, zai4 ke4zhuo1 de you4bian1.

Wang YongDa DiJin YanGao MingjiangCao LihuaWei Xing
CricketAustinNick

bookcase

书 柜 shu1gui4

Cheng HongSun JingsuJin YanShao Jingxian
NicAbbieBrian

rubber band

橡 皮 筋 xiang4pi2jin1

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

purchase order

购 买 订 单 gou4mai3 ding4dan1

phillips head screwdriver

十 字 改 锥 shi2zi4 gai3zhui1

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

sales receipt

销 售 收 据 xiao1shou4 shou1ju4

file folder

文 件 夹 wen2jian4jia1

Cao LihongGao YanlinRen ShuangZhao MoLi Xinzhou
CashmeiraCherieEllen

A paper clip is used to hold papers together.

曲 别 针 是 用 来 把 纸 别 在 一 起 的 。 Qu1bie2zhen1 shi4 yong4 lai2 ba3 zhi3 bie2 zai4 yi4qi3 de.

Liu Yu RongZhao JianWang ChengLi ChunjiangLi XinzhouNa ZitaoZhang Zhida
ScribBrian

FAX machine

传 真 机 chuan2zhen1ji1

Gao YanlinZheng LeiHu SiyuRen Shuang
JamesLindseyRick

clip, clamp, paper clip

回 形 针 hui2xing2zhen1

Gao YanlinLi XinzhouCheng MiaoRen Shuang
AnselAustinAnnDawn

The books are in the bookcase.

书 在 书 柜 里 。 Shu1 zai4 shu1gui4 li3.

Cheng HongLiu Yu RongSun BinLi Chunjiang
NicAbbieBrian

index card, library file card

索 引 卡 suo3yin3ka3

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

binder clamp

长 尾 夹 chang2wei3jia1

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

I know I put the stapler right here beside the FAX machine, but it's not there now.

我 明 明 记 得 我 把 订 书 器 放 在 这 台 传 真 机 旁 边 了 ， 但 是 现 在 却 不 在 了 。 Wo3 ming2ming2 ji1de2 wo3 ba3 ding4shu1qi4 fang4zai4 zhe4 tai2 chuan2zhen1ji1 pang2bian1r le, dan4shi4 xian4zai4 que4 bu2 zai4 le.

Shao DanniLiu Yu RongShao JingxianWang WenjingJi Xiaozhe
KenJenniferJeremy

paper clip

曲 别 针 qu1bie2zhen1

Zhou ShuoZhao JianWang ChengZhou HuiLi XinzhouNa Zitao
ScribBrian

We're going to need paper, pens, a stapler, some glue, and some cardboard.

我 们 需 要 纸 、 笔 、 一 个 订 书 器 、 胶 水 和 纸 板 。 Wo3men xu1yao4 zhi3, bi3, yi2ge ding4shu1qi4, jiao1shui3 he2 zhi3ban3.

Wang YongDa DiJin YanGao MingjiangCao LihuaWei Xing
CricketAustinNick

electrical tape

电 工 胶 带 dian4gong1 jiao1dai4

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

packing tape

风 箱 胶 带 feng1xiang1 jiao1dai4

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

clear tape

透 明 胶 带 tou4ming2 jiao1dai4

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

office equipment

办 公 室 设 备 ban4gong1shi4 she4bei4

Sun BinZheng JieSun XiaomeiLi Shiyan
DavidAbbie

staple remover

取 订 器 qu3ding4qi4

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

reclining chair, desk chair

躺 椅 tang3yi3

Du FengHu SiyuZheng LeiCao LihongWang Chen
AprilJeremy

tape measure

卷 尺 juan3chi3

Wang JinHuang JialiCao HuiShu Chang
KarenDaveStevenQ

briefcase, attache case

公 文 包 gong1wen2bao1

Da DiZhang NingZhang LiCao HuiShu Chang
AustinStephan

I'm always leaving my briefcase behind. It's a wonder I haven't lost it completely.

我 总 是 把 公 文 包 落 下 ， 但 从 没 丢 过 ， 真 是 个 奇 迹 。 Wo3 zong3shi4 ba3 gong1wen2bao1 la4 xia4, dan4 cong2mei2 diu1guo4, zhen1shi4 ge4 qi2ji4.

Shao DanniLiu Yu RongJin YanLiu WeihongJi Xiaozhe
DavidAbbie

teletype

电 传 打 字 机 dian4chuan2da3zi4ji1

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

numbering, coding, serial number; to number

编 号 bian1hao4

clamp

夹 子 jia1zi

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

document, official correspondence, paperwork (office), secretary (company official), secretariat

文 书 wen2shu1

Get a lift to the office.

搭 车 上 班 。 Da1 che1 shang4ban1.

Zhang MengLiu JinzheZhu MengxiWang MeiMi ZhaoxiZhao He
FredMillieMikeApril

paste, glue

胶 水 jiao1shui3

Da DiFeng XieZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CherieJamesDavid

a roll of tape (sticky or Scotch)

一 卷 胶 带 yi4 juan3 jiao1dai4

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

file cabinet

文 件 柜 wen2jian4'gui4

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

screwdriver

改 锥 gai3zhui1

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

stapler

订 书 器 ding4shu1qi4

Da DiFeng XieZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CherieJamesGlisonDavid

correction tape

涂 改 带 tu2gai3dai4

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

white glue, wood glue

乳 胶 ru3jiao1

Du FengRuan YilangSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
AllenKaren Lee

calculator

计 算 器 ji4suan4qi4

Zhang MengLiu Xiao YunChu PinganGao MingjiangWei Xing
DavidSarahBrian


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