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生意

shēng yì · sheng yi/shēng yi · sheng yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Measure word: 笔 bǐ

Meaning

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shēng yì 生意

  1. life force
  2. vitality

shēng yi 生意

  1. business
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In a conversation

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A busy shop

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，今天(jīntiān)生意(shēngyi)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Boss, how is business today?

  2. Qiqi

    很(hěn)好(hǎo)！生意(shēngyi)比(bǐ)昨天(zuótiān)好(hǎo)，

    Very good! Business is better than yesterday.

  3. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)说(shuō)没(méi)人(rén)来(lái)，

    Really? Yesterday you said no one came.

  4. Qiqi

    是(shì)啊(a)，昨天(zuótiān)很(hěn)冷(lěng)，今天(jīntiān)来(lái)了(le)一(yī)个(gè)旅游团(lǚyóutuán)，

    Yes, yesterday was cold. Today a tour group came.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)买(mǎi)点(diǎn)东西(dōngxi)，大家(dàjiā)的(de)生意(shēngyi)都(dōu)好(hǎo)！

    Then I should buy something. Business is good for both of us!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)两(liǎng)个(ge)男(nán)人(rén)是(shì)生(shēng)意(yi)上(shàng)的(de)合(hé)作(zuò)伙(huǒ)伴(bàn)。

The two men were business partners.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)退(tuì)休(xiū)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，他(tā)儿(ér)子(zi)接(jiē)手(shǒu)了(le)他(tā)的(de)生(shēng)意(yi)。

When he retired, his son took over his business.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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生
shēng

to be born; to give birth

意
yì

idea; meaning

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