生意 (shēng yi) — business, trade; vitality, life force
Definition
At HSK 4, 生意 means 'business, trade' (how a company is doing). The 'vitality' sense is rare — for that meaning, learners will meet 活力 or 生命力 later. Compare 商业, which refers to commerce as an industry/sector, not one shop's results.
noun
businesstradevitalitylife force
Measure word · 笔
Examples
- 生意？Zuì jìn shēng yi zěn me yàng?How's business lately?
- ，。Chūn tiān lái le, zhí wù hěn yǒu shēng yi.Spring has come, and the plants are full of vitality.
- 生意。Zhè jiā gōng sī de shēng yi hěn hǎo.This company's business is doing well.
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