创业 chuàngyè to begin an undertaking
to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship
How to remember 创业: 创 to establish + 业 industry = to begin an undertaking.
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How it is used
- To start a business / venture - 大学生创业 (dàxuéshēng chuàngyè) students starting businesses; 创业公司 (chuàngyè gōngsī) a startup.
- A verb-object (创 establish + 业 enterprise); entrepreneurship.
- Contrast 就业 (jiùyè, to get employed) - 创业 is founding your own venture, 就业 is finding a job.