开张 (kāi zhāng) — to open (a shop/business); to start operating; first transaction of a business day; first sale of the day
Definition
开张 (kāi zhāng) is what shops say when they open for the first time or make their first sale of the day — a small, auspicious moment. 营业 means just being open, and 开业 / 开设 cover starting a business more generally.
verb
to open (a shop/business)to start operatingfirst transaction of a business dayfirst sale of the day
Examples
- 开张。Zhè jiā chāo shì míng tiān zhèng shì kāi zhāng.This supermarket officially opens tomorrow.
- 开张，。Gāng kāi zhāng, diàn lǐ yí gè gù kè dōu méi yǒu.Right after opening, there wasn't a single customer in the store.
- ，开张。Jīn tiān shēng yì bù hǎo, hái méi kāi zhāng ne.Business is slow today—we haven't made our first sale yet.
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