子公司

zǐgōngsī

noun #22,470

Measure Word

一家子公司 jiā

Meanings

1 subsidiary company
2 subsidiary corporation

Characters

child / offspring

public / company

to manage / company

Examples

HSK 6

该集团在全球有十几家子公司。

Gāi jítuán zài quánqiú yǒu shíjǐ jiā zǐgōngsī.

The group has more than a dozen subsidiaries worldwide.

HSK 7-9

子公司由母公司控股。

Zǐgōngsī yóu mǔgōngsī kònggǔ.

The subsidiary is controlled by the parent company.

Tips

memory

子 = child; 公司 = company. A 'child company', a subsidiary. Its counterpart is 母公司 (parent/mother company).

Stroke Order

子 zǐ

公 gōng

司 sī