main part; headquarters
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
headquarters; main office; the main or central part (of an institution, organization, etc.)
formalOften used to refer to the central administration or primary location of an entity, distinguishing it from branches or subsidiaries. Commonly seen in names of educational institutions, corporate groups, or government bodies.
Gōng公
sī司
de的
běn本
bù部
shè设
zài在
Shàng上
hǎi海
。
The company's headquarters is located in Shanghai.
Tā他
gāng刚
cóng从
xué学
xiào校
běn本
bù部
diào调
dào到
fèn分
xiào校
gōng工
zuò作
。
He was just transferred from the main campus to a branch school to work.
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Zhè这
shì是
jí集
tuán团
de的
yán研
fā发
běn本
bù部
。
This is the group's main R&D center.
Zǒng总
gōng公
sī司
de的
zhǐ指
lìng令
yóu由
běn本
bù部
tǒng统
yī一
fā发
chū出
。
Directives from the parent company are uniformly issued by the headquarters.
Dà大
xué学
běn本
bù部
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
de的
cáng藏
shū书
fēi非
cháng常
fēng丰
fù富
。
The library at the university's main campus has a very rich collection.