How to say “enterprise” in Chinese
enterprise, company
“Enterprise” in Chinese is 企业, qǐ yè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
企业 is read qǐ yè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 人 “person”; below, 止 “foot”: a person on tiptoe, looking out and waiting.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “企业”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 企业. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这是一家大型企业。zhèshìyìjiādàxíngqǐyèThis is a large enterprise.
- 这家企业的规模很大zhèjiāqǐyèdeguīmóhěndàThis enterprise operates on a large scale.
- 这个市场潜力巨大，很多企业都想进入。zhègeshìchǎngqiánlìjùdà,hěnduōqǐyèdōuxiǎngjìnrùThis market has huge potential; many companies want to enter it.
- 这家企业连续三年亏损。zhèjiāqǐyèliánxùsānniánkuīsǔnThis company has been running at a loss for three years in a row.
- 人才对企业的发展至关重要réncáiduìqǐyèdefāzhǎnzhìguānzhòngyàoTalent is crucial to a company's development.
- 政府给予企业大力支持。zhèngfǔjǐyǔqǐyèdàlìzhīchíThe government gives businesses strong support.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “enterprise” in Chinese?
“Enterprise” in Chinese is 企业, pinyin qǐyè.
What does 企业 mean?
企业 (qǐyè) means “enterprise, company”.
How do you write 企业?
企业 is 2 characters: 企 (qǐ) — enterprise; hope for; 业 (yè) — business, occupation. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 企业?
企业 is read qǐyè. Tones: qǐ — third tone, yè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“enterprise” in the lesson “The company”
This word is from the topic “Business” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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