总部

總部

zǒngbù

noun HSK 6 #2,876

Meanings

1 headquarters; head office
2 general headquarters

Characters

general; chief; total

part; department; ministry

The chief department — the headquarters.

Examples

公司总部在北京。

Gōngsī zǒngbù zài Běijīng.

The company headquarters is in Beijing.

他被调到总部工作。

Tā bèi diào dào zǒngbù gōngzuò.

He was transferred to work at headquarters.

总部决定在上海开分公司。

Zǒngbù juédìng zài Shànghǎi kāi fēngōngsī.

Headquarters decided to open a branch in Shanghai.

Tips

usage

总部 (headquarters) vs 分部 (branch). Also: 总公司 (parent company) vs 分公司 (branch company).

Stroke Order

总 zǒng

部 bù