Chinese

shēngyì
Meaning: business; trade; life force
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

生
意

Example sentences

Although it just opened, this shop's business is very flourishing.
做生意講究信用。
做生意讲究信用。
Doing business requires paying attention to trustworthiness.
他的生意失敗了,賠錢賠得很慘。
他的生意失败了,赔钱赔得很惨。
His business failed, and he lost money badly.
公司今年生意很好,大家都很期待年終獎金。
公司今年生意很好,大家都很期待年终奖金。
The company's business is very good this year, and everyone is looking forward to the year-end bonus.

Usage Notes

Commonly refers to commercial trade or business activity. In some literary contexts like '生意盎然', it refers to life force or vitality.

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