company in Chinese

How to write 公司

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公司 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

公司 in a sentence

• 他tā在zài一yī家jiā大dà公gōng司sī工gōng作zuò。

  He works at a big company.

• 这zhè家jiā公gōng司sī很hěn有yǒu名míng。

  This company is famous.

• 她tā开kāi了le一yī家jiā公gōng司sī。

  She started a company.

公司 vs 企业 vs 生意

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 企业 qǐ yè enterprise

  Formal 'enterprise/firm' — 企业文化 'corporate culture'. 公司 is the everyday word for a company.

• 生意 shēng yi business; trade

  The activity of trading — 谈生意 'talk business'. 公司 is the legal entity.