Chinese word

国企

Pronunciation

Pinyinguó qǐ

Meaning

  • nounstate-owned enterprise

Example

我爸爸在一家国企上班。wǒ bà bà zài yì jiā guó qǐ shàng bān

My father works at a state-owned enterprise.

Illustration for 国企 (state-owned enterprise)

More examples

他刚进国企工作，对新岗位还不太熟悉。tā gāng jìn guó qǐ gōng zuò duì xīn gǎng wèi hái bú tài shú xī

He has just started working at a state-owned enterprise and is still not very familiar with his new position.

Core concept

A company that combines ordinary business activity with state responsibilities.

Common phrases

  • 进国企工作jìn guó qǐ gōng zuò

    get a job at a state-owned enterprise

  • 国企招聘guó qǐ zhāo pìn

    state-owned enterprise recruitment

  • 国企岗位guó qǐ gǎng wèi

    state-owned enterprise job

Similar words

国有企业guó yóu qǐ yè: A company owned by the state through investment or shares.
国营企业guó yíng qǐ yè: A company run and managed directly by the state.
央企yāng qǐ: A large state-owned company under the investment or management of the central government.
民营企业mín yíng qǐ yè: A privately owned company run by individuals or private investors.

Definition in Chinese

国企指国家通过出资、持股或行政手段对企业实施控制，并承担政策性或公共性职责的企业，常与民营企业相对。guó qǐ zhǐ guó jiā tōng guò chū zī chí gǔ huò xíng zhèng shǒu duàn duì qǐ yè shí shī kòng zhì bìng chéng dān zhèng cè xìng huò gōng gòng xìng zhí zé de qǐ yè cháng yǔ mín yíng qǐ yè xiāng duì

Word origin

国企 (guóqǐ, "state-owned enterprise") is the compact form of 国有企业 (guóyǒu qǐyè, "state-owned enterprise"), built from 国 (guó, "state") and 企 (qǐ, "enterprise").

Usage tips

  • In everyday job talk, this noun can identify an employer, so it describes the kind of organization rather than a person's position or job title.

Opposites

  • 私营企业sī yíng qǐ yèprivate enterprisenoun
  • 民营企业mín yíng qǐ yèprivately run enterprisenoun

Related words

  • 国有企业guó yóu qǐ yèstate-owned enterprisenoun

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