How to say “headquarters” in Chinese
headquarters
“Headquarters” in Chinese is 总部, zǒng bù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
总部 is read zǒng bù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 心 — “heart”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “总部”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 总部. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你们公司的总部在哪儿？nǐmengōngsīdezǒngbùzàinǎrWhere is your company's headquarters?
More words from the lesson “The company”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “headquarters” in Chinese?
“Headquarters” in Chinese is 总部, pinyin zǒngbù.
What does 总部 mean?
总部 (zǒngbù) means “headquarters”.
How do you write 总部?
总部 is 2 characters: 总 (zǒng) — general, total; always; 部 (bù) — part; department. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 总部?
总部 is read zǒngbù. Tones: zǒng — third tone, bù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“headquarters” in the lesson “The company”
This word is from the topic “Business” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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