公司 gōngsī company
company; corporation
How to remember 公司: 公 public + 司 department = company.
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How it is used
- The standard word for a business firm or company - 我在一家公司工作 (wǒ zài yì jiā gōngsī gōngzuò) I work at a company.
- Counted with 家: 一家公司. Bigger or state-level entities may be 集团 (group) or 企业 (enterprise).
- 开公司 means to start a company.
Example sentences
- 他一个人在公司。 Tā yí gè rén zài gōngsī.He's at the company by himself.
- 当时我不在公司。 Dāngshí wǒ bú zài gōngsī.I wasn't in the company at that time.
- 公司很重视人才。 Gōngsī hěn zhòngshì réncái.The company attaches great importance to human talent.
- 他是公司的总经理。 Tā shì gōngsī de zǒngjīnglǐ.He is the general manager at the company.