Definition & Meaning

1.business; trade

2.job; occupation

Word usage

Words with sheng yi

shēng yi

生 意

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1
n.business; trade
- cān guǎn de shēng yi yī luò qiān zhàng
  餐馆的生意一落千丈。
  The restaurant business just dried up.
- zhè duàn shí jiān shì tā shēng yi shang de dī cháo jiē duàn
  这段时间是他生意上的低潮阶段。
  This period is the low ebb in his business.
- tā shí lái yùn zhuǎn zài shēng yi shang dà zhuàn le yī bǐ
  他时来运转，在生意上大赚了一笔。
  He works from time to time and makes a fortune in business.
synonym
yè wù业务 shāng yè商业 jiāo yì交易 mào yì贸易 mǎi mai买卖
2
n.dialjob; occupation
- huàn gè shēng yi
  换个生意
  change a job
- méi le shēng yi
  没了生意
  lose job
synonym
gōng zuò工作 zhí yè职业 fàn wǎn饭碗

Word usage

common measure word
"生意" is often matched with measure word "桩"or"笔"or"单".
- 一桩生意
  one business
- 一笔生意
  one business
- 一单生意
  one business

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