The Chinese expression “子公司” can be translated into the English “Subsidiary company” and other terms. A translation guide for various contexts is provided below.
Contexts
Legal – Corporate
Translation Equivalents
- Subsidiary company
Evidence for Translation Approach
According to PRC Attorney Ye Huijuan :
“子公司是在国际商务中指由母公司投入全部或部分股份，依法在世界各地设立的东道国法人企业。”
According to Jean Murray, Ph.D., MBA:
“A subsidiary company is a company that is completely or partially owned by another company, which may be a parent company that also has business operations or a holding company whose sole purpose is to own its subsidiaries.”