Usage note
总部是一个公司或组织的主要办公地点。
Zǒngbù shì yī gè gōngsī huò zǔzhī de zhǔyào bàngōng dìdiǎn.
Headquarters is the main office location of a company or organization.
Context note
我们学校的总部在城市中心，有很多工作人员在那里工作。
Wǒmen xuéxiào de zǒngbù zài chéngshì zhōngxīn, yǒu hěnduō gōngzuò rényuán zài nàlǐ gōngzuò.
Our school's headquarters is in the city center, and many staff work there.
5 examples
公司的总部在北京。
gōng sī de zǒng bù zài běi jīng。
The company's headquarters is in Beijing.
总部大楼很高。
zǒng bù dà lóu hěn gāo。
The headquarters building is very tall.
他们去总部开会。
tā men qù zǒng bù kāi huì。
They go to the headquarters for a meeting.
总部有很多部门。
zǒng bù yǒu hěn duō bù mén。
The headquarters has many departments.
我爸爸在总部工作。
wǒ bà ba zài zǒng bù gōng zuò。
My dad works at the headquarters.
5 mini stories
小明的妈妈在总部工作。总部离学校很远。
xiǎo míng de mā ma zài zǒng bù gōng zuò。 zǒng bù lí xué xiào hěn yuǎn。
Xiao Ming's mother works at the headquarters. The headquarters is far from the school.
总部有一个大花园。孩子们喜欢在那里玩。
zǒng bù yǒu yí gè dà huā yuán。 hái zi men xǐ huan zài nà lǐ wán。
The headquarters has a big garden. Children like to play there.
他们参观了总部。总部很漂亮。
tā men cān guān le zǒng bù。 zǒng bù hěn piào liang。
They visited the headquarters. The headquarters is very beautiful.
总部的食堂很好吃。小明每周都去。
zǒng bù de shí táng hěn hǎo chī。 xiǎo míng měi zhōu dōu qù。
The cafeteria at the headquarters is delicious. Xiao Ming goes every week.
总部在节日时装饰得很漂亮。大家都很开心。
zǒng bù zài jié rì shí zhuāng shì dé hěn piào liang。 dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
The headquarters is decorated beautifully during holidays. Everyone is very happy.
Mini dialogue
公司总部
A
这家公司的总部在哪里？
Zhè jiā gōngsī de zǒngbù zài nǎlǐ?
Where is the headquarters of this company?
B
总部在北京。
Zǒngbù zài Běijīng.
The headquarters is in Beijing.
参观总部
A
明天我们去参观总部。
Míngtiān wǒmen qù cānguān zǒngbù.
Tomorrow we will visit the headquarters.
B
太好了，我想看看总部什么样。
Tài hǎo le, wǒ xiǎng kànkan zǒngbù shénme yàng.
Great, I want to see what the headquarters looks like.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
分部
fēn bù
branch (office)
总部 is the main office, 分部 is a branch.
related
公司
gōng sī
company
A company's main office is its 总部.
similar
中心
zhōng xīn
center
Sometimes used like 'headquarters' for an activity.