business in Chinese

How to write 生意

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生意 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 4. An upper-intermediate band covering a wider range of everyday and work topics.

生意 in a sentence

• 他tā的de生shēng意yì很hěn好hǎo。

  His business is doing well.

• 他tā们men在zài中zhōng国guó做zuò生shēng意yì。

  They do business in China.

• 这zhè家jiā店diàn做zuò生shēng意yì很hěn多duō年nián了le。

  This shop has been in business for many years.

生意 vs 商业 vs 公司

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 商业 shāng yè commerce; business

  The sector word — 商业中心 'business district'; formal register. 生意 is deals and livelihood — 做生意 'do business'.

• 公司 gōng sī company; firm

  A registered company — an entity. 生意 is the activity; 公司 is the organization.