下海 (xià hǎi) — (literal) to put out to sea; to go to sea; (figurative, historical) to leave a state-sector job and start a private business; to venture into the market economy

Definição

下海 is a two-character verb with a vivid metaphor: literally 'go to sea', but figuratively used since the 1990s for leaving a secure state-sector job to start a private business. The literal sense applies to fishing or sailing.

verb
(literal) to put out to seato go to sea(figurative, historical) to leave a state-sector job and start a private businessto venture into the market economy

Exemplos

  • 下海
    Yú mín men yí dà zǎo jiù xià hǎi bǔ yú qù le.
    The fishermen went out to sea early in the morning to fish.
  • 下海
    Jiǔ shí nián dài, hěn duō rén xuǎn zé xià hǎi jīng shāng.
    In the 1990s, many people chose to go into business.
  • Tā xià le hǎi yǐ hòu, shōu rù zēng jiā le hěn duō.
    After he went into business, his income increased a lot.

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