Meaning of 商业
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- business
- trade
- commerce
How to use 商业
商业 is a fairly formal noun for business or commerce as a whole sector, and it often comes before another noun as a modifier. Example: 这条街是城市的商业中心。(Zhè tiáo jiē shì chéngshì de shāngyè zhōngxīn.) This street is the city's commercial center.
商 (shāng) is the trade character you see in 商店 (shāngdiàn) and 商人 (shāngrén), and 业 (yè) means a line of work, as in 事业 (shìyè). Put them together and you get the line of work built on trade: 商业, commerce.
Common mistake: Learners often use 商业 to mean a single company or someone's personal business. For a company use 公司 (gōngsī), and for doing business use 做生意 (zuò shēngyi). Also keep 商 apart from 高 (gāo, tall), which looks similar on top but has no 八 and 口 inside the frame.
商业 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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商 shāng · commerce · 11 strokes
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业 yè · line of business · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 商业.
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store; shop |
| 商场 | shāngchǎng | shopping mall; shopping center |
| 商量 | shāngliang | to consult; to talk over |
| 作业 | zuòyè | school assignment; homework |
| 商人 | shāngrén | merchant; businessman |
| 事业 | shìyè | undertaking; project |
| 专业 | zhuānyè | specialty; specialized field |
| 职业 | zhíyè | occupation; profession; vocation; professional |
| 工业 | gōngyè | industry |
| 商品 | shāngpǐn | commodity; goods; merchandise |
| 农业 | nóngyè | agriculture; farming |
| 开业 | kāiyè | to open a business; to open a practice |
Questions about 商业
What does 商业 mean?
商业 (shāngyè) means "business; trade" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 商业?
商业 is made of 2 characters: 商 (11 strokes), 业 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 商业 an HSK word?
Yes. 商业 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 商业 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 商业 is written 商業.
What is the difference between 商业 and 生意?
商业 is the broad, formal idea of commerce or the business sector. 生意 (shēngyi) is everyday business or deals, as in 他的生意很好 (His business is going well).
How do you say commercial or business-related in Chinese?
Put 商业 directly before a noun, as in 商业广告 (shāngyè guǎnggào, commercial advertisement) or 商业区 (shāngyè qū, business district). In these phrases 商业 works like an adjective, and you usually do not need 的.