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开业

kāi yè · kai ye

Traditional 開業

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to open a business
  2. to open a practice
  3. open (for business)
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The new bookshop

  1. Dengdeng

    前面(qiánmiàn)新开(xīnkāi)了(le)一家(yījiā)书店(shūdiàn)！

    A new bookshop opened ahead!

  2. Liangliang

    什么时候(shénmeshíhou)开业(kāiyè)的(de)？

    When did it open?

  3. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)昨天(zuótiān)开业(kāiyè)，今天(jīntiān)买(mǎi)书(shū)打八折(dǎbāzhé)。

    I heard it opened yesterday. Books are twenty percent off today.

  4. Liangliang

    刚(gāng)开业(kāiyè)，人(rén)一定(yīdìng)很多(hěnduō)。

    It just opened, so it must be crowded.

  5. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)快去(kuàiqù)吧(ba)！

    Let us go quickly!

  6. Liangliang

    门口(ménkǒu)写着(xiězhe)，今天(jīntiān)休息(xiūxi)。

    The sign on the door says it is closed today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)新(xīn)开(kāi)的(de)餐(cān)厅(tīng)明(míng)天(tiān)正(zhèng)式(shì)开(kāi)业(yè)。

This newly opened restaurant officially opens for business tomorrow.

02

他(tā)打(dǎ)算(suàn)毕(bì)业(yè)后(hòu)自(zì)己(jǐ)开(kāi)业(yè)当(dāng)律(lǜ)师(shī)。

He plans to open his own law practice after graduation.

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开
kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

业
yè

line of business; industry

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