parent company

/ˈpɛərənt ˈkʌmpəni/· noun

财经/商业B1

parent company
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Chinese meaning

母mǔ公gōng司sī

拥yōng有yǒu/控kòng制zhì其qí他tā公gōng司sī的de公gōng司sī

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此cǐ处chù指zhǐ字zì节jié跳tiào动dòng是shìTikTok的de母mǔ公gōng司sī

Example

Meta has banned ads from TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance across the US and several other countries

Meta在zài美měi国guó和hé其qí他tā多duō个gè国guó家jiā,禁jìn止zhǐ了leTikTok中zhōng国guó母mǔ公gōng司sī字zì节jié跳tiào动dòng投tóu放fàng的de广guǎng告gào。

Source: The Verge · 9 Oct 2026

Background ✎

Meta宣xuān布bù在zài美měi国guó及jí多duō个gè其qí他tā国guó家jiā全quán面miàn禁jìn止zhǐTikTok中zhōng国guó母mǔ公gōng司sī字zì节jié跳tiào动dòng投tóu放fàng广guǎng告gào,该gāi禁jìn令lìng已yǐ于yú本běn周zhōu四sì正zhèng式shì生shēng效xiào。限xiàn制zhì范fàn围wéi涵hán盖gài字zì节jié跳tiào动dòng自zì身shēn广guǎng告gào及jí与yǔ其qí关guān联lián的de第dì三sān方fāng广guǎng告gào,凸tū显xiǎn两liǎng大dà社shè交jiāo媒méi体tǐ巨jù头tóu间jiān竞jìng争zhēng正zhèng在zài加jiā剧jù。

Roots · etymology

parent源自拉丁parens(生育者);company独立词

  • parent(父母,引申'上级')+ company(公司)

Collocations

  • wholly-owned parent company / subsidiary of a parent company / parent company's decision

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