Usage note
经营表示管理和做生意。
jīng yíng biǎo shì guǎn lǐ hé zuò shēng yì。
经营 means to manage or run a business.
Context note
经营常用于商店、公司和生活。
jīng yíng cháng yòng yú shāng diàn 、 gōng sī hé shēng huó。
It is often used with shops, companies, and life.
5 examples
他们经营一家小店。
tā men jīng yíng yì jiā xiǎo diàn。
They run a small shop.
经营需要经验。
jīng yíng xū yào jīng yàn。
Running a business requires experience.
这家公司经营得很好。
zhè jiā gōng sī jīng yíng dé hěn hǎo。
This company is run very well.
她负责经营书店。
tā fù zé jīng yíng shū diàn。
She is responsible for running the bookstore.
经营不容易。
jīng yíng bù róng yì。
Managing a business is not easy.
5 mini stories
老师说，经营一家店要很认真。
lǎo shī shuō， jīng yíng yì jiā diàn yào hěn rèn zhēn。
The teacher said running a shop requires seriousness.
他们一起经营餐厅。
tā men yì qǐ jīng yíng cān tīng。
They run the restaurant together.
经营生意需要时间和耐心。
jīng yíng shēng yì xū yào shí jiān hé nài xīn。
Running a business needs time and patience.
这家店经营得很成功。
zhè jiā diàn jīng yíng dé hěn chéng gōng。
This shop is run very successfully.
他想以后自己经营公司。
tā xiǎng yǐ hòu zì jǐ jīng yíng gōng sī。
He wants to run his own company in the future.
Mini dialogue
学校小卖部
A
学校的小卖部是谁经营的？
Xuéxiào de xiǎomàibù shì shéi jīngyíng de?
Who manages the school's tuck shop?
B
是王阿姨经营的，她人很好。
Shì Wáng āyí jīngyíng de, tā rén hěn hǎo.
Aunt Wang manages it, she is very nice.
家庭小店
A
你家经营什么生意？
Nǐ jiā jīngyíng shénme shēngyì?
What business does your family manage?
B
我家经营一家小书店，欢迎你来玩。
Wǒ jiā jīngyíng yī jiā xiǎo shūdiàn, huānyíng nǐ lái wán.
My family manages a small bookstore, you are welcome to visit.
Related words and contrasts
similar
管理
guǎn lǐ
manage
管理 is more about administration, while 经营 often involves running a business.
similar
运营
yùn yíng
operate
运营 focuses on day-to-day operations.
related
开办
kāi bàn
start and run
开办 means to set up and run, like a shop.