Phrase
subsidiary company
子公司；附属公司
a company that is owned or controlled by another company (the parent company)
母公司控股的公司
- 1.
a company that is completely controlled by another company
由另一家公司完全控制的公司
由另一家公司完全控制的公司；附属公司；子公司
In use
Our company recently acquired a subsidiary company in Germany.
The subsidiary company operates independently but reports to the parent company.
She was promoted to manage a subsidiary company in Japan.
subsidiary company of [parent]
The subsidiary company of the multinational corporation reported a profit.
这家跨国公司的子公司报告了盈利。
adjective + subsidiary company
常见形容词如 wholly-owned, partially-owned, foreign 等
They established a wholly-owned subsidiary company in China.
他们在中国成立了一家全资子公司。
subsidiary company [verb]
The subsidiary company operates independently.
该子公司独立运营。
Common mistakes
This company has many branches in different countries.This company has many subsidiaries in different countries.
“branch”指分公司（非独立法人），而“subsidiary”指子公司（独立法人）。学习者常混淆二者，应将“branch”改为“subsidiary”以准确表达子公司含义。
It is a subsidiary from a large corporation.It is a subsidiary of a large corporation.
表示“某公司的子公司”，介词应用“of”表示从属关系，而不是“from”。这是受中文“来自”影响导致的错误。
Connections
Confusing words
- branch
- 分公司 · 子公司是独立法人，分公司不是独立法人，只是总公司的一部分。
- affiliate
- 关联公司 · 子公司通常被母公司控股，而关联公司之间可能只是互相持股或存在其他关系，不一定是控制关系。
- holding company
- 控股公司 · 控股公司是拥有其他公司股份的公司，而子公司是被控股的公司，二者是控制与被控制的关系。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
子公司，可数名词
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.