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生意 (shēng yi): Business (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

Character Breakdown

生 • shēng • to give birth, to produce, to grow
shēng生

to give birth, to produce, to grow

意 • yi • thought, idea, meaning, intention
yi意

thought, idea, meaning, intention

Word Info

Pinyinshēng yi
Meaningbusiness
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 生意.

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  • 既然jì ránsince
  • 加油站jiā yóu zhànpetrol station
  • 互联网hù lián wǎngInternet
  • 饺子jiǎo zidumpling
  • 到处dào chùeverywhere
  • 方面fāng miànaspect
  • 博士bó shìdoctor
  • 并且bìng qiěand
  • 大约dà yuēapproximately; around; about
  • 出发chū fāset off; depart
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 生意.

Words with 生
  • 先生xiān shengMr; Sir
  • 医生yī shengdoctor
  • 学生xué shengstudent
  • 中学生
zhōng xué shēng
middle-school student
  • 大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student
  • 小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student
  • 生日shēng rìbirthday
  • 生病shēng bìngill; sick; unwell
    • Words with 意
    • 意思yì simeaning
    • 有意思yǒu yì siinteresting
    • 没意思méi yì siboring
    • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
    • 同意tóng yìto agree
    • 愿意yuàn yìwilling
    • 注意zhù yìtake note of
    • 满意mǎn yìpleased; satisfied
    4.

    How to Use 生意 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    tán谈
    shēng生
    yi意
    neutral
    negotiate business
    zuò做
    shēng生
    yi意
    neutral
    do business
    Measure Word + Nounwith笔
    yì一
    bǐ笔
    shēng生
    yi意
    Adjective + Nounwith小
    xiǎo小
    shēng生
    yi意
    Subject + Verbwith好
    shēng生
    yi意
    hǎo好
    neutral
    5.

    Example Sentences with 生意

    tā他
    zuò做
    xiǎo小
    shēng生
    yi意
    。
    neutral
    a deal / a piece of business
    neutral
    small business
    business is good
    He runs a small business.
    tā他
    bà爸
    ba爸
    de的
    shēng生
    yi意
    zuò做
    de得
    hěn很
    dà大
    。
    His father's business is very successful.
    tā他
    de的
    shēng生
    yi意
    zuì最
    jìn近
    kuò扩
    zhǎn展
    dào到
    le了
    hǎi海
    wài外
    shì市
    chǎng场
    。
    His business has recently expanded into overseas markets.
    nǐ你
    jué觉
    de得
    zhè这
    jiā家
    cān餐
    tīng厅
    de的
    shēng生
    yi意
    wèi为
    shén什
    me么
    zhè这
    me么
    hǎo好
    ？
    Why do you think this restaurant's business is so good?
    yóu由
    yú于
    jīng经
    jì济
    bù不
    jǐng景
    qì气
    ，
    tā他
    men们
    de的
    shēng生
    yi意
    shòu受
    dào到
    le了
    yǐng影
    xiǎng响
    。
    Due to the economic downturn, their business has been affected.