Chinese word

创业

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuàng yè

Meaning

  • verbstart a business

Example

他想创业。tā xiǎng chuàng yè

He wants to start a business.

Illustration for 创业 (start a business)

More examples

很多人最终没有创业，选择了稳定的工作。hěn duō rén zuì zhōng méi yǒu chuàng yè xuǎn zé le wěn dìng de gōng zuò

Many people ultimately did not start a business and chose stable jobs.

Core concept

Moving from having no business to building a venture with its own work, income, and direction.

Common phrases

  • 独立创业dú lì chuàng yè

    start a business independently

  • 尝试创业cháng shì chuàng yè

    try starting a business

Similar words

创立chuàng lì: Establishing a new organization or system.
开始kāi shǐ: Starting something such as an activity, event, or process.
经营jīng yíng: Managing a business or store to earn income and profits.
设立shè lì: Formally creating a company, organization, or similar group.

Definition in Chinese

开始建立并经营自己的企业或事业，通常指从无到有地创办公司或开展商业活动。kāi shǐ jiàn lì bìng jīng yíng zì jǐ de qǐ yè huò shì yè tōng cháng zhǐ cóng wú dào yǒu dì chuàng bàn gōng sī huò kāi zhǎn shāng yè huó dòng

Word origin

创 (chuàng, "create") + 业 (yè, "occupation or enterprise") presents a new enterprise as work that is brought into existence.

Usage tips

  • This verb can cover both the founding stage and the early period of running a new venture, rather than only the exact moment when it opens.

Other meanings

  • start one's own businessverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 创业经验chuàng yè jīng yànentrepreneurial experiencenoun

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