分公司

fēngōngsī

noun #24,597

Measure Word

一家分公司 jiā

Meanings

1 branch company
2 branch office
3 subsidiary office

Characters

branch / to divide / part

public / company

company / to manage

Examples

他们在上海开设了一家分公司。

Tāmen zài Shànghǎi kāishè le yī jiā fēngōngsī.

They opened a branch office in Shanghai.

分公司负责人需要定期向总公司汇报工作。

Fēngōngsī fùzérén xūyào dìngqī xiàng zǒnggōngsī huìbào gōngzuò.

The branch manager needs to report work regularly to the head office.

Tips

usage

分公司 (branch company) is a legal extension of the parent company (总公司) and does not have independent legal status. This distinguishes it from 子公司 (subsidiary), which is a separate legal entity.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

公 gōng

司 sī