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营业

yíng yè · ying ye

Traditional 營業

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to do business
  2. to trade
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Not open today

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)小(xiǎo)饭馆(fànguǎn)几点(jǐdiǎn)营业(yíngyè)？

    What time does this little restaurant open?

  2. Liangliang

    门口(ménkǒu)写着(xiězhe)：早上(zǎoshang)十点(shídiǎn)开始(kāishǐ)营业(yíngyè)。

    The door says it opens at ten in the morning.

  3. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)才(cái)九点半(jiǔdiǎnbàn)，还(hái)没(méi)营业(yíngyè)。

    It is only half past nine now. Not open yet.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)旁边(pángbiān)买(mǎi)个(gè)烧饼(shāobing)，等(děng)一会儿(yīhuìr)吧(ba)。

    Let's buy a flatbread next door and wait a while.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，门(mén)开(kāi)了(le)，老板(lǎobǎn)在(zài)换(huàn)牌子(páizi)！

    Look, the door is open and the owner is changing the sign!

  6. Liangliang

    牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)：今天(jīntiān)不(bù)营业(yíngyè)。

    The sign says: not open today.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)从(cóng)星(xīng)期(qī)一(yī)到(dào)星(xīng)期(qī)六(liù)都(dōu)营(yíng)业(yè)。

The shop is open from Monday to Saturday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

打(dǎ)扰(rǎo)一(yí)下(xià)，超(chāo)市(shì)现(xiàn)在(zài)营(yíng)业(yè)吗(ma)？

Excuse me. Is the supermarket open?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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