How to pronounce gong si (公司) in Chinese
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公司
gōng sī
Characters & meanings
public; male (animal)
to manage (in 公司 company)
Common mistake
Double first (1-1): one high plateau. Sī is the dental buzzy syllable — the vowel is a hum behind the teeth, never "see".
Example sentence
我在公司上班。
Wǒ zài gōngsī shàngbān.
I work at a company.
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