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公司

gōng sī · gong si

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure word: 家 jiā

Meaning

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  1. company; firm; corporation
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  1. Leon

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你们(nǐmen)公司(gōngsī)大(dà)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, is your company big?

  2. Liangliang

    不(bù)大(dà)，只有(zhǐyǒu)五个(wǔgè)人(rén)。

    No, only five people.

  3. Leon

    那(nà)你们(nǐmen)午饭(wǔfàn)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    Then what do you do for lunch?

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)公司(gōngsī)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)厨房(chúfáng)，老板(lǎobǎn)每天(měitiān)做饭(zuòfàn)。

    Our company has a kitchen, and the boss cooks every day.

  5. Leon

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)你们(nǐmen)公司(gōngsī)！

    Great! I want to go to your company!

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，但是(dànshì)你(nǐ)要(yào)洗碗(xǐwǎn)。

    Okay, but you have to wash the dishes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)她(tā)的(de)公(gōng)司(sī)里(lǐ)，我(wǒ)感(gǎn)觉(jué)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

I feel happy in her firm.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)欢(huān)迎(yíng)消(xiāo)费(fèi)者(zhě)对(duì)他(tā)们(men)产(chǎn)品(pǐn)的(de)反(fǎn)馈(kuì)

The company welcomes feedback from consumers who use their products.

Tatoeba: Chinese by thomasstrand · English by thomasstrand · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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公
gōng

public; collectively owned

司
sī

to take charge of; to manage

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