head office; parent company
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
head office; parent company; headquarters
Refers to the main corporate entity that controls subsidiary branches or divisions. Distinct from 总部 (general headquarters), 总公司 specifically implies a legal entity with independent corporate status.
Zǒng总
gōng公
sī司
zài在
Shàng上
hǎi海
，
zài在
quán全
guó国
gè各
dì地
shè设
yǒu有
fēn分
gōng公
sī司
。
The head office is in Shanghai, with branch offices throughout the country.
Zhè这
jiā家
kuà跨
guó国
gōng公
sī司
de的
zǒng总
gōng公
sī司
wèi位
yú于
Niǔ纽
yuē约
。
The parent company of this multinational corporation is located in New York.
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Qǐng请
jiāng将
suǒ所
yǒu有
bào报
gào告
tí提
jiāo交
gěi给
zǒng总
gōng公
sī司
shěn审
pī批
。
Please submit all reports to the head office for approval.
Zǒng总
gōng公
sī司
yōng拥
yǒu有
zhè这
jiā家
zǐ子
gōng公
sī司
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
bā八
shí十
de的
gǔ股
fèn份
。
The parent company owns eighty percent of this subsidiary's shares.