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How to Say ‘I'll take it back to the office to drink.’ in Simplified Chinese

我拿回办公室喝。

wǒ ná huí bàn gōng shì hē

[wo náhuí bàngōngshì hē]

💬 Usage Tip: Chinese lists the actions in the order they happen: first take it back, then drink. You can swap in other actions the same way: 我买回家吃 "I'll buy it and eat it at home".

Phrase Breakdown

我拿回

wǒ ná huí

I'll take it back

拿回 (ná huí) means 'take back to a place'. 回 shows the direction of returning.

Example

我拿回家吃。

I'll take it home to eat.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

拿回

ná huí

[náhuí]

to take back

To carry something back to a place.

Example

他把书拿回家了。

He took the book back home.

办公室喝。

bàn gōng shì hē

to the office to drink

办公室 (bàngōngshì) means 'office', and 喝 (hē) means 'drink'. The place comes before the action.

Example

他在办公室。

He's in the office.

Words in this phrase

办公室

bàn gōng shì

[bàngōngshì]

office

A room or place where people work.

Example

我在办公室工作。

I work in an office.

喝

hē

[hē]

drink

To consume liquid.

Example

我想喝美式咖啡。

I want to drink an Americano.

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