总局 (zǒng jú) — head office, central bureau, headquarters
Definition
A 总局 is the top-level administrative bureau, paired with lower-tier 分局 ('branch bureau'). It is the central head office of a government or national system, not a private company's headquarters.
noun
head officecentral bureauheadquarters
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 总局。Guó jiā tǐ yù zǒng jú fù zé guǎn lǐ quán guó tǐ yù shì yè.The General Administration of Sport of China is responsible for managing the national sports industry.
- 总局。Tā diào dào shěng zǒng jú gōng zuò yǐ jīng sān nián le.He was transferred to the provincial head office and has been working there for three years.
- 总局。Shì zǒng jú yāo qiú gè fēn jú jiā qiáng ān quán guǎn lǐ.The municipal headquarters required all sub-bureaus to strengthen safety management.
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