Chinese

公司

gōngsī
company; firm; corporation (Classifier: 個／个; 家; 間／间)
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 3

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Origin

The term 公司 (gōngsī) is formed by combining two characters. The character 公 means public or communal, while 司 means to take charge of, to control, or to manage.

As a legal entity, it refers to a profit-seeking enterprise organization established according to company law. These can be categorized into five types: unlimited companies, limited companies, joint-stock companies, partnerships, and joint-stock partnerships.

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「公司」是由兩個漢字構成的詞彙。其中，「公」字代表 public 或 communal；「司」字則代表 to take charge of、to control 或 to manage。

在量詞的使用上，此詞可以搭配個、家或間。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese公 “public; communal”
  • characterChinese司 “to take charge of; to control; to manage”
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