总公司 (zǒng gōng sī) — head office (of a corporation); controlling corporation; parent company
Definition
The main company that controls its branches (分公司): its central office AND the corporate entity itself. Total opposite of 分公司 in the parent–branch relationship.
noun
head office (of a corporation)controlling corporationparent company
Measure word · 家
Examples
- 总公司，。zǒng gōng sī Zài shàng hǎi, fēn gōng sī zài běi jīng.The head office is in Shanghai, and the branch is in Beijing.
- 总公司。Tā zài zǒng gōng sī gōng zuò le wǔ nián.He has worked at the head office for five years.
- 总公司。zǒng gōng sī Jué dìng guān bì nà jiā kuī sǔn de fēn gōng sī.The parent company decided to close that loss-making branch.
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