Chinese word

总部

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǒng bù

Meaning

  • nounheadquarters

Example

我们的总部在上海。wǒ men de zǒng bù zài shàng hǎi

Our headquarters is in Shanghai.

Illustration for 总部 (headquarters)

More examples

总部负责全球战略和资源协调。zǒng bù fù zé quán qiú zhàn lüè hé zī yuán xié tiáo

Headquarters is responsible for global strategy and resource coordination.

Core concept

The main control center from which an organization manages its overall affairs and gives direction.

Common phrases

  • 总部设在zǒng bù shè zài

    be headquartered in

  • 总部负责zǒng bù fù zé

    be responsible for

  • 总部人员zǒng bù rén yuán

    headquarters staff

Similar words

总公司zǒng gōng sī: The central company responsible for directing a group of related companies.
本部běn bù: A central department or location where important organizational work and decisions take place.
中心zhōng xīn: A key place or organization where an activity or business comes together.
分公司fēn gōng sī: A local company branch that handles business and other work away from the main office.

Definition in Chinese

承担对全体事务进行集中管理、协调和指挥的组织核心或其设立的办公场所。chéng dān duì quán tǐ shì wù jìn xíng jí zhōng guán lǐ xié tiáo hé zhǐ huī de zǔ zhī hé xīn huò qí shè lì de bàn gōng cháng suǒ

Word origin

总部 (zǒngbù, "headquarters") is formed from 总 (zǒng, "overall") + 部 (bù, "department"), linking the whole organization with the department that leads it.

Usage tips

  • A possessive phrase can come directly before this noun, allowing a company name or pronoun to identify whose central office is meant without an article.

Other meanings

  • command headquartersnoun

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