公司

gōngsī
noun HSK 1 #355

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 company
  2. 2 firm
  3. 3 corporation

Examples

HSK 1
Tā zài yī jiā dà gōngsī gōngzuò.
He works at a large company.
HSK 1
Wǒ de gōngsī zài Běijīng.
My company is in Beijing.
HSK 1
Zhè jiā gōngsī yǒu wǔbǎi gè rén.
This company has five hundred people.

Tips

usage
家 is the measure word for companies, shops, and restaurants.
culture
Many Chinese companies include 公司 in their official name, e.g. 百度公司 (Baidu Corporation).

Stroke Order

公 gōng
司 sī