商业 (shāng yè) — business, trade, commerce

Definition

商业 refers to business and commerce as a whole sector or field (as in 商业管理 'business management'). 生意 is a single shop or deal; 贸易 is cross-border trade; 业务 is a company's specific line of work.

noun
businesstradecommerce

Examples

  • 商业
    Tā zài yì jiā shāng yè gōng sī gōng zuò.
    He works at a business company.
  • 商业
    Zhè ge dì qū de shāng yè fā zhǎn hěn kuài.
    Business development in this region is very fast.
  • 商业
    Tā dà xué xué de shì shāng yè guǎn lǐ.
    He studied business management in college.

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