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经营 (jīng yíng) — to run, to operate (a business, organization)

Definition

经营 means to run or manage a business/company as an owner or manager, emphasizing ongoing management. Compare 营业 (just 'being open for business') and 运营 (operating a system or service, not ownership).

verb
to runto operate (a business, organization)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 经营。
    Tā jīng yíng yì jiā dà gōng sī.
    He runs a big company.
  • 经营。
    Zhè jiā diàn jīng yíng le èr shí nián.
    This store has been operating for twenty years.
  • 经营。
    Tā men jīng yíng gè zhǒng jìn chū kǒu yè wù.
    They engage in various import and export businesses.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

经jīngmanage
营yíngoperate

经 and 营 both carry managing and operating senses, together naming running a business or organization.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

Open 经 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 營; 营 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宮宮gōngpalace
Sound part声符shēngfú
熒
熒yíng營yíng
Same sound today

The traditional form 營 pairs 宮 (palace) with 熒 as a sound part, depicting a person working all night with a light on his house; the simplified 营 is a later abbreviation.

Open 营 →
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