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    Expressing "parent company" with 母公司 (mǔgōngsī)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    Noun + 的 + 母公司

    Explanation

    母公司 (mǔgōngsī) means "parent company," referring to a company that owns or controls one or more subsidiary companies. It is a formal business term commonly used in news and corporate contexts. The counterpart term for a subsidiary is 子公司 (zǐgōngsī).

    Examples

    • 这家母公司旗下有超过二十家子公司。

      zhè jiā mǔgōngsī qíxià yǒu chāoguò èrshí jiā zǐgōngsī.

      This parent company has more than twenty subsidiaries under it.

    • 母公司决定对几家子公司进行业务重组。

      mǔgōngsī juédìng duì jǐ jiā zǐgōngsī jìnxíng yèwù chóngzǔ.

      The parent company decided to restructure the business of several subsidiaries.

    • 他在母公司工作了五年后被派到海外分部。

      tā zài mǔgōngsī gōngzuò le wǔ nián hòu bèi pài dào hǎiwài fēnbù.

      He was sent to an overseas branch after working at the parent company for five years.

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