公司
gōng sī HSK 2

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📚 Example Sentences

他在公司工作。
Tā zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
He works at the company.
我爸爸去公司。
Wǒ bàba qù gōngsī.
My dad goes to the office.
公司很大。
Gōngsī hěn dà.
The company is very big.
我的公司制造电脑。
Wǒ de gōngsī zhìzào diànnǎo.
My company makes computers.
她在一家大公司工作。
Tā zài yī jiā dà gōngsī gōngzuò.
She works for a large company.

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 公 (gōng) meaning 'public' or 'shared' and 司 (sī) meaning 'to manage'—together, they form 'a publicly managed entity', like a company where people work together.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is neutral in register and used in both formal and informal contexts, in spoken and written Chinese. It is commonly used in everyday conversation, business settings, and official documents to refer to workplaces or business entities.

📖 Grammar Points

公司 can be modified by adjectives (e.g., 大公司, 小公司) or nouns (e.g., 科技公司). It often appears in structures like 在 + 公司 + 工作/上班 (to work at a company) or 公司的 + noun (e.g., 公司的老板).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In Chinese business culture, 公司 is a fundamental concept, and the term is used universally across industries. It reflects the modern economic structure, with distinctions between state-owned, private, and foreign companies often noted in context.

🔄 Similar Words

企业 (qǐyè) is a broader term for 'enterprise' and often implies a larger or more formal business entity, while 公司 is more general and can refer to companies of any size. 厂 (chǎng) specifically means 'factory' or 'plant', focusing on manufacturing.

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