Definition
开张 (kāi zhāng) means 'to open a shop/business for the first time' or 'the first sale of the day'. It focuses on the initial start or the day's first transaction, unlike 开业 (kāi yè) which is the general 'start operations' and 营业 (yíng yè) which means 'to be open for business' (ongoing). 开场 (kāi chǎng) is only for performances/events.
verb
to open (a shop/business)to start operatingfirst transaction of a business dayfirst sale of the day
Examples
- 开张。Zhè jiā chāoshì míngtiān zhèngshì kāi zhāng.This supermarket officially opens tomorrow.
- 开张，。Gāng kāi zhāng, diàn lǐ yí gè gùkè dōu méiyǒu.Right after opening, there wasn't a single customer in the store.
- ，开张。Jīntiān shēngyì bù hǎo, hái méi kāi zhāng ne.Business is slow today—we haven't made our first sale yet.
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