营业 yíngyè to do business
to do business; to trade
How to remember 营业: 营 camp + 业 industry = to do business.
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How it is used
- (Of a shop or business) to be open and operating - 营业时间 (yíngyè shíjiān) business hours, 正在营业 open now, 停止营业 closed for business.
- Describes a business trading, not a person working; 营业员 (yíngyèyuán) = shop clerk, 营业额 turnover.
- Everyday sign-and-notice vocabulary.
Example sentences
- 银行星期六不营业。 Yínháng xīngqīliù bù yíngyè.The bank is not open on Saturdays.
- 你们什么时候开始营业？ Nǐmen shénme shíhòu kāishǐ yíngyè?What time do you open?