社里 (shè lǐ) — the office; the agency; one's work unit

Definition

A contraction of the agency / office you work at, used casually as shorthand. Contrast with 单位的 which is more formal or refers to a larger organization.

noun

the officethe agencyone's work unit

Measure word · 个

Examples

社里。
shè lǐ Jīn tiān yǒu gè zhòng yào huì yì.
The office has an important meeting today.
社里。
Tā měi tiān zǎo zǎo jiù qù shè lǐ le.
He goes to the office very early every day.
社里。
shè lǐ Jué dìng zhè ge xiàng mù yóu nǐ fù zé.
The agency has decided that you will be in charge of this project.

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