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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