创业 (chuàng yè) — to start a business; to venture into a new enterprise
Definition
创业 (chuàngyè) is specifically about starting a business as a career. Unlike 创立/创办/开创 (founding an organization, era, or field), it refers to entrepreneurial ventures.
verb
to start a businessto venture into a new enterprise
Examples
- ，。Tā chuàng guò yí cì yè, dàn shī bài le.He started a business once, but failed.
- 创业。chuàng yè Zhēn bù róng yì.Starting a business is really not easy.
- 创业。Nián qīng rén dōu xiǎng chuàng yè.Young people all want to start businesses.
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