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企业

qǐ yè · qi ye

Traditional 企業

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure word: 家 jiā

Meaning

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  1. company; firm; enterprise; corporation
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Free coffee

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)表姐(biǎojiě)在(zài)一家(yījiā)大(dà)企业(qǐyè)工作(gōngzuò)。

    My cousin works at a big company.

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)企业(qǐyè)？

    What kind of company?

  3. Liangliang

    做(zuò)手机(shǒujī)的(de)企业(qǐyè)。

    A company that makes phones.

  4. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，大(dà)企业(qǐyè)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)忙(máng)吧(ba)？

    Wow, a big company must be very busy?

  5. Liangliang

    她(tā)说(shuō)很(hěn)忙(máng)，可是(kěshì)每天(měitiān)下午(xiàwǔ)有(yǒu)免费(miǎnfèi)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    She says it is busy, but there is free coffee every afternoon.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想去(xiǎngqù)这家(zhèjiā)企业(qǐyè)，就(jiù)为了(wèile)免费(miǎnfèi)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    I want to go to that company too, just for the free coffee.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bú)赞(zàn)成(chéng)将(jiāng)医(yī)院(yuàn)像(xiàng)企(qǐ)业(yè)一(yí)样(yàng)经(jīng)营(yíng)。

I don't agree with hospitals being run like businesses.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by DJ_Saidez · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)企(qǐ)业(yè)今(jīn)年(nián)招(zhāo)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)刚(gāng)毕(bì)业(yè)的(de)大(dà)学(xué)生(shēng)。

This company hired many recent college graduates this year.

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