母公司

mǔgōngsī

noun #28,673

Measure Word

一家母公司 jiā

Meanings

1 parent company
2 holding company

Characters

mother; origin; main

public; official

to manage; department; company

Examples

这家子公司的母公司是一家跨国企业。

Zhè jiā zǐgōngsī de mǔgōngsī shì yī jiā kuàguó qǐyè.

The parent company of this subsidiary is a multinational enterprise.

母公司决定将这个部门剥离出去。

Mǔgōngsī juédìng jiāng zhège bùmén bōlí chūqù.

The parent company decided to spin off this department.

Tips

memory

母 (mother) + 公司 (company) = mother company. The mother-child metaphor is the same as in English: the parent (母) controls the subsidiary (子公司 = child company).

Stroke Order

母 mǔ

公 gōng

司 sī