做生意 (zuò shēng yì) — to do business; to engage in trade or commerce | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to do businessto engage in trade or commerce

Examples

做生意，。
Tā zuò shēng yì duō nián, jīng yàn hěn fēng fù.
He has been doing business for many years and has rich experience.
做生意？
Nǐ xiǎng zuò shēng yì ma?
Do you want to do business?
做生意。
Zài zhè lǐ zuò shēng yì bù róng yì.
Doing business here is not easy.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

生意business

生shēngmake a living意yìmatter

偏正Modifier + head

“做” do + “生” make a living + “意” matter gives doing business.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

屮屮chèbud
一一yīground

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

HSK 2.0 Level 4

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