企业 qǐyè company
company; firm; enterprise; corporation
How to remember 企业: 企 to plan a project + 业 industry = company.
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How it is used
- A business enterprise/firm - 国有企业 (guóyǒu qǐyè) state-owned enterprise; 中小企业 (zhōngxiǎo qǐyè) SMEs.
- Measure word 家 (jiā). The broad umbrella for commercial organizations.
- Contrast 公司 (gōngsī, a specific company) - 企业 is the general category of business entity, often used in policy and economics.
Example sentences
- 这是个企业生活区。 Zhè shì gè qǐyè shēnghuóqū.This is a company town.
- 中小企业要勒紧裤带才能存活。 Zhōngxiǎoqǐyè yào lēijǐnkùdài cáinéng cúnhuó.Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.