生意

shēng yi

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HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Very common

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生意

shēng yi Noun business

生意

shēng yì life force; vitality

Definitions

1. business

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 工作 gōng zuò 工作 gōng zuò to work 口语中有时用‘工作’泛指谋生手段: to work

Related words

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• 商业 shāng yè 商业 shāng yè business 更广泛的经济活动范畴: business
• 交易 jiāo yì 交易 jiāo yì to deal; to trade; to transact 具体的一次买卖: to deal; to trade; to transact

Synonyms

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• 买卖 mǎi mài 买卖 mǎi mài buying and selling 指商业交易活动: buying and selling

Usage notes

Common mistakes

‘生意’常被误加儿化音说成‘生意儿’，标准普通话中不作儿化。

Example Sentences

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他的 生意 越来越好了。

His business is getting better and better.

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Words Containing 生意

• 做生意 做生意 zuò shēng yì: to do business
• 拉生意 拉生意 lā shēng yì: to tout
• 招揽生意 招揽生意 zhāo lǎn shēng yi: to advertise
• 抢生意 抢生意 qiǎng shēng yi: to undercut competitors
• 求生意志 求生意志 qiú shēng yì zhì: the will to live
• 生意盎然 生意盎然 shēng yì àng rán: see 生機盎然|生机盎然[shēng jī àng rán]
• 生意经 生意经 shēng yi jīng: knack of doing business
• 生意兴隆 生意兴隆 shēng yì xīng lóng: thriving and prosperous business or trade

Child Words of 生意

• 生 生 shēng: to be born
• 意 意 yì: idea