Meaning of 营业
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to do business
- to trade
How to use 营业
营业 is most often about a shop, bank, or restaurant being open for business, and it appears on signs and in opening hours. It is common in set phrases like 营业时间 (yíngyè shíjiān, business hours) and 正在营业 (zhèngzài yíngyè, now open). Example: 这家超市二十四小时营业。(Zhè jiā chāoshì èrshísì xiǎoshí yíngyè.) This supermarket is open 24 hours.
营 (yíng) means to run or manage, as in 经营 (jīngyíng), and 业 (yè) means work or business, as in 商业 (shāngyè). Put them together and you are running a business, keeping the shop open.
Common mistake: Learners often use 营业 like English "do business" with a person, but 营业 describes a store or company being open and operating. For dealing or trading with someone, use 做生意 (zuò shēngyi) instead. Also keep the second tone on 营 (yíng), and do not confuse it with 赢 (yíng, to win), which sounds the same.
营业 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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营 yíng · camp · 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 营业.
| 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 |
| 经营 | jīngyíng | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate |
| 工业 | gōngyè | industry |
| 营养 | yíngyǎng | nutrition; nourishment |
| 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 |
Questions about 营业
What does 营业 mean?
营业 (yíngyè) means "to do business; to trade" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 营业?
营业 is made of 2 characters: 营 (11 strokes), 业 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 营业 an HSK word?
Yes. 营业 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 营业 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 营业 is written 營業.
What is the difference between 营业 and 经营?
营业 usually means a business is open and serving customers right now or during set hours. 经营 (jīngyíng) means to run or manage a business over time, and it takes an object, as in 经营一家饭店 (run a restaurant).
How do you say a shop is closed or has stopped business?
For a temporary closing you can say 暂停营业 (zàntíng yíngyè, temporarily closed). If a business has shut down for good, people say 停业 (tíngyè) or 关门了 (guānmén le).