Chinese word

营业时间

Pronunciation

Pinyinyíng yè shí jiān

Meaning

  • nounbusiness hours

Example

请问你们的营业时间是几点到几点？qǐng wèn nǐ men de yíng yè shí jiān shì jí diǎn dào jí diǎn

Excuse me, what are your business hours?

Illustration for 营业时间 (business hours)

More examples

可以在网站上查询营业时间。ké yǐ zài wǎng zhàn shàng chá xún yíng yè shí jiān

You can check the business hours on the website.

Core concept

A business's customer-facing window, from the first service of the day to the last.

Common phrases

  • 问营业时间wèn yíng yè shí jiān

    ask about business hours

  • 查询营业时间chá xún yíng yè shí jiān

    check business hours

  • 周末营业时间zhōu mò yíng yè shí jiān

    weekend business hours

  • 节假日营业时间jié jià rì yíng yè shí jiān

    holiday business hours

Similar words

开门时间kāi mén shí jiān: The time when a business opens and starts serving customers.
关门时间guān mén shí jiān: The time when a business closes and stops serving customers.
工作时间gōng zuò shí jiān: The scheduled hours when employees carry out their work.

Definition in Chinese

营业时间指企业、商店或餐馆对外营业并接待顾客的具体时刻或时间段。yíng yè shí jiān zhǐ qǐ yè shāng diàn huò cān guǎn duì wài yíng yè bìng jiē dài gù kè de jù tǐ shí kè huò shí jiān duàn

Word origin

营业时间 (yíngyèshíjiān, "business hours") is formed from 营业 (yíngyè, "do business") and 时间 (shíjiān, "time"), so the compound focuses on when business is available to the public.

Usage tips

  • In a shop, restaurant, or service office, this term is useful for checking availability before making a trip, especially when schedules change by day.

Opposites

  • 休息时间xiū xī shí jiānrest hoursnoun
  • 停业时间tíng yè shí jiānclosure hoursnoun

Related words

  • 营业额yíng yè érevenuenoun
  • 营业执照yíng yè zhí zhàobusiness licensenoun
  • 营业员yíng yè yuánsalesclerknoun

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