How to Say "Company" in Chinese

公司

gōngsī

The English phrase "company" is translated into Chinese as 公司 (gōngsī).

公司 is used to refer to any business, without respect to incorporation.

Meaning: in non-legal context, any business, without respect to incorporation (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The second character, 司, means to manage or to control.

The word 公司 is a noun and does not change its form for plural or tense.

The romanization is gōngsī.

While 公司 is used for businesses, if you want to refer to the 'company' of friends or social companionship, you must use 陪伴 or 交往.
In a professional setting, one does not simply 'go to the company' to work, but often says they are 'going to the unit' or 单位, a term with deep roots in the planned economy era.
The word 公司 is shared with Japanese as kaisha, as both languages adopted the same Chinese characters to describe the modern concept of a corporation.

公司破产了。
The company went bankrupt.
This sentence is useful for showing how to express that a 公司 has gone bankrupt.
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那是公司的钱。
That's company money.
This sentence is useful for describing property belonging to a 公司.
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公司取消了会议。
The company cancelled the meeting.
This sentence is useful for showing an action taken by a 公司 regarding a meeting.
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这家公司非常成功。
This company is very successful.
他在一家大型企业工作。
He works for a large enterprise.
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Two friends are talking about their career paths at a cafe.

雨婷 Yuting

志强，你现在在哪家公司工作？
Zhìqiáng, nǐ xiànzài zài nǎ jiā gōngsī gōngzuò?
Zhiqiang, which company are you working at now?
志强 Zhiqiang

我在一家互联网公司。
Wǒ zài yī jiā hùliánwǎng gōngsī.
I am at an internet company.
雨婷 Yuting

那里的工作压力大吗？
Nàlǐ de gōngzuò yālì dà ma?
Is the work pressure high there?
志强 Zhiqiang

虽然有点累，但很有趣。
Suīrán yǒudiǎn lèi, dàn hěn yǒuqù.
Although it's a bit tiring, it's very interesting.

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