Chinese word

营业

Pronunciation

Pinyinyíng yè

Meaning

  • verbopen

Example

餐厅从早上八点开始营业。cān tīng cóng zǎo shàng bā diǎn kāi shǐ yíng yè

The restaurant opens at 8:00 a.m.

Illustration for 营业 (open)

More examples

这家超市每天24小时营业。zhè jiā chāo shì měi tiān 24 xiǎo shí yíng yè

This supermarket is open around the clock every day.

Core concept

An outward-facing business in its working state, ready to provide goods or services and receive customers.

Common phrases

  • 暂停营业zàn tíng yíng yè

    suspend operations

  • 照常营业zhào cháng yíng yè

    operate as usual

  • 周末营业zhōu mò yíng yè

    be open on weekends

Similar words

服务fú wù: Providing help or assistance in response to a customer's needs.
开业kāi yè: Starting a new shop or company and beginning to do business.
经营jīng yíng: Running and managing a business to sell goods or services and earn a profit.
开张kāi zhāng: Opening a shop and beginning to receive customers.

Definition in Chinese

指店铺、餐厅或企业对外提供商品或服务并接待顾客的经营行为，也用于表示处于营业状态。zhǐ diàn pù cān tīng huò qǐ yè duì wài tí gōng shāng pǐn huò fú wù bìng jiē dài gù kè de jīng yíng xíng wéi yě yòng yú biǎo shì chǔ yú yíng yè zhuàng tài

Word origin

营业 (yíngyè, "operate a business") is formed from 营 (yíng, "manage") and 业 (yè, "work or business"), so it centers on carrying on an organized enterprise.

Usage tips

  • A time phrase often accompanies this word when stating when an establishment starts or stops serving customers, making it useful for discussing schedules.

Other meanings

  • businessnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 营业员yíng yè yuánsalespersonnoun
  • 营业额yíng yè éturnovernoun
  • 营业执照yíng yè zhí zhàobusiness licensenoun

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