经营 jīngyíng to engage in (business etc)
to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
怎么记住“经营”: 经 go through + 营 camp = to engage in (business etc).
汉字
用法
- To run / operate / manage (a business) - 经营公司 (jīngyíng gōngsī) run a company; 经营不善 poor management.
- Contrast 管理 (guǎnlǐ, to manage/administer) and 营业 (yíngyè, to be open for business): 经营 covers the whole running of an enterprise - strategy, operations, making it profitable. Figuratively 经营感情 nurture a relationship.
例句
- 他的父母经营一家酒店。 Tā de fùmǔ jīngyíng yījiā jiǔdiàn.His parents ran a hotel.
- 我父亲经营外贸多年。 Wǒ fùqīn jīngyíng wàimào duōnián.My father has been engaged in foreign trade for many years.