Chinese symbol for “enterprise”
企业
qǐ yè
Traditional: 企業
company; firm; enterprise; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for enterprise is 企业 (qǐ yè), defined as: company; firm; enterprise; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “enterprise”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 业 (業) | yè | line of business; industry |
| 商家 | shāng jiā | merchant; business |
| 企 | qǐ | (bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to; (bound form) company; firm; enterprise; corporation (abbr. for 企业 (qǐ yè)) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 企业.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企图 (企圖) | qǐ tú | to attempt; to try |
| 企业家 (企業家) | qǐ yè jiā | entrepreneur |
| 企鹅 (企鵝) | qǐ é | penguin |
| 中小企业 (中小企業) | zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè | small and medium enterprise |
| 国企 (國企) | guó qǐ | state-owned enterprise; (Tw) international business management (as a subject of study) (abbr. for 国际企业管理 (guó jì qǐ yè guǎn lǐ)) |
| 专业 (專業) | zhuān yè | specialty; specialized field |
| 工业 (工業) | gōng yè | industry |
| 农业 (農業) | nóng yè | agriculture; farming |
See also: Japanese symbol for “enterprise”.
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