营业 (yíng yè) — to be open for business; to conduct business operations
Definition
营业 focuses on whether a shop or business is open and serving customers. Compare 经营 (running/managing the business) and 开业 (the one-time event of opening).
verb
to be open for businessto conduct business operations
Examples
- 营业。Zhè jiā chāo shì cóng zǎo shàng bā diǎn yíng yè dào wǎn shàng shí diǎn.This supermarket is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- 营业，。Zhōu mò zhè jiā yín háng bù yíng yè, bié bái pǎo yí tàng.This bank is not open on weekends — don't make a wasted trip.
- 营业，。Wǒ men cān tīng chūn jié qī jiān zhèng cháng yíng yè, huān yíng guāng lín.Our restaurant is open as usual during Spring Festival — welcome.
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