Chinese word

开业

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi yè

Meaning

  • verbopen for business

Example

这家餐厅下个月开业。zhè jiā cān tīng xià gè yuè kāi yè

This restaurant opens for business next month.

Illustration for 开业 (open for business)

More examples

新超市今天正式开业。xīn chāo shì jīn tiān zhèng shì kāi yè

The new supermarket officially opens for business today.

Core concept

A shop, restaurant, or company moves from preparation into its first official period of welcoming customers.

Common phrases

  • 下个月开业xià gè yuè kāi yè

    open for business next month

  • 正式开业zhèng shì kāi yè

    officially open for business

  • 准备开业zhǔn bèi kāi yè

    prepare to open for business

Similar words

营业yíng yè: Carry on business by regularly offering goods or services to customers.
试营业shì yíng yè: Open temporarily to test the business before its official start.
开店kāi diàn: Begin selling goods or services from a store that has just been set up.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示商店、餐厅、公司等第一次对外营业或举行开幕，意味着进入正式经营状态。yòng yú biǎo shì shāng diàn cān tīng gōng sī děng dì yí cì duì wài yíng yè huò jǔ xíng kāi mù yì wèi zhe jìn rù zhèng shì jīng yíng zhuàng tài

Word origin

开 (kāi, "open") + 业 (yè, "business") joins the idea of opening with the start of a business, forming the sense of beginning public operations.

Usage tips

  • English often uses "open" for a business being available on a particular day, while this verb commonly marks the larger milestone when the business starts operating officially.

Other meanings

  • openingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 开业典礼kāi yè dián lǐopening ceremonynoun
  • 开业优惠kāi yè yōu huìopening discountnoun

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