Meaning of 企业
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- company; firm; enterprise; corporation
Measure word: 家
How to use 企业
企业 is the standard word for a company or enterprise in news, economics and formal speech. It often appears in set phrases like 国有企业 (guóyǒu qǐyè, state-owned enterprise) and 中小企业 (zhōngxiǎo qǐyè, small and medium enterprises). Example: 这家企业有五百个员工。(Zhè jiā qǐyè yǒu wǔbǎi gè yuángōng.) This company has five hundred employees.
企 (qǐ) shows a person 人 standing on 止, a foot, like someone rising on tiptoe to look ahead and plan. Add 业 (yè), business or line of work, and you get a group that looks ahead to build a business: an enterprise.
Common mistake: Learners often say 企业 when talking casually about where they work, but in daily speech 公司 (gōngsī) is more natural, as in 我在一家公司工作. Also note 企 is third tone qǐ, not fourth tone qì like 气.
企业 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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企 qǐ · to plan a project · 6 strokes
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业 yè · line of business · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 企业.
| 作业 | zuòyè | school assignment; homework |
| 事业 | shìyè | undertaking; project |
| 专业 | zhuānyè | specialty; specialized field |
| 职业 | zhíyè | occupation; profession; vocation; professional |
| 商业 | shāngyè | business; trade |
| 工业 | gōngyè | industry |
| 农业 | nóngyè | agriculture; farming |
| 开业 | kāiyè | to open a business; to open a practice |
| 就业 | jiùyè | to get a job; employment |
| 创业 | chuàngyè | to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship |
| 毕业 | bìyè | graduation; to graduate |
| 行业 | hángyè | trade; profession; industry; business |
Questions about 企业
What does 企业 mean?
企业 (qǐyè) means "company; firm; enterprise; corporation" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 企业?
企业 is made of 2 characters: 企 (6 strokes), 业 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 企业 an HSK word?
Yes. 企业 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 企业 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 企业 is written 企業.
What is the difference between 企业 and 公司?
公司 (gōngsī) is the everyday word for a company and is also a legal business type. 企业 is broader and more formal, covering any business organization, including factories and state-owned enterprises.
What measure word goes with 企业?
The most common measure word is 家 (jiā), as in 一家企业 (yì jiā qǐyè), one company. In formal writing you may also see 个 (gè).