经营 meaning in English
to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
Meaning of 经营
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
How to use 经营
经营 is used for running a business, shop, company, or farm, and it can also take the type of goods as its object. It often appears in phrases like 经营管理 (management) and 经营范围 (business scope). Example: 他在北京经营一家小饭馆。(Tā zài Běijīng jīngyíng yì jiā xiǎo fànguǎn.) He runs a small restaurant in Beijing.
经 (jīng) shows the silk radical 纟, like threads running through a loom, and 营 (yíng) means a camp or to manage. Picture someone keeping all the threads of a camp in order, and you have someone running a business.
Common mistake: Learners often write 营 with the top of 管 or confuse it with 宫 (gōng), but 营 has the grass-like top 艹 over 冖 and 吕. Also, 营 is second tone (yíng), not fourth tone like 硬 (yìng).
经营 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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经 jīng · classics · 8 strokes
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营 yíng · camp · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 经营.
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily |
| 经过 | jīngguò | to pass; to go through |
| 经理 | jīnglǐ | manager; director |
| 曾经 | céngjīng | once; already |
| 经历 | jīnglì | to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4]) |
| 经验 | jīngyàn | experience; to go through; to experience |
| 经济 | jīngjì | economy; economic |
| 营养 | yíngyǎng | nutrition; nourishment |
| 经典 | jīngdiǎn | the classics; scriptures |
| 营业 | yíngyè | to do business; to trade |
| 神经 | shénjīng | nerve; mental state |
Questions about 经营
What does 经营 mean?
经营 (jīngyíng) means "to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 经营?
经营 is made of 2 characters: 经 (8 strokes), 营 (11 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 经营 an HSK word?
Yes. 经营 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 经营 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 经营 is written 經營.
What is the difference between 经营 and 管理?
经营 focuses on running a business to make it operate and earn money, like deciding what to sell. 管理 means managing people, things, or processes in general, and it is not limited to business.
Can 经营 be used for relationships?
Yes, in a figurative sense. People say 经营婚姻 (jīngyíng hūnyīn) or 经营感情 to mean putting care and effort into keeping a marriage or relationship healthy.