公司 (gōngsī) — company; firm

公司 (gōngsī)

公司 is the standard word for a company, firm, or corporation. It covers businesses of all sizes, from small startups to large multinationals. The measure word for companies is 家 (jiā): 一家公司 (a company).

Meanings

1. [noun] Company; firm; corporation. An organized business entity.

Example Sentences

他在一家大公司工作。 Tā zài yī jiā dà gōngsī gōngzuò. He works at a large company.

这家公司有一千多名员工。 Zhè jiā gōngsī yǒu yīqiān duō míng yuángōng. This company has more than one thousand employees.

我想创办自己的公司。 Wǒ xiǎng chuàngbàn zìjǐ de gōngsī. I want to start my own company.

公司明天有一个重要的会议。 Gōngsī míngtiān yǒu yīgè zhòngyào de huìyì. The company has an important meeting tomorrow.

Collocations

Memory Hook

公 means "public/official" and 司 means "to manage/administer." A 公司 is a publicly organized body that manages a business. Think of it as an officially managed operation.