Usage note
生意表示做买卖的事。
shēng yì biǎo shì zuò mǎi mài de shì。
Business means trade or commerce.
Context note
生意常出现在商店、公司和市场。
shēng yì cháng chū xiàn zài shāng diàn 、 gōng sī hé shì chǎng。
Business often appears in shops, companies, and markets.
5 examples
这家店生意很好。
zhè jiā diàn shēng yì hěn hǎo。
This shop does very good business.
他做生意。
tā zuò shēng yì。
He does business.
今天生意不忙。
jīn tiān shēng yì bù máng。
Business is not busy today.
生意越来越好。
shēng yì yuè lái yuè hǎo。
Business is getting better and better.
他们想扩大生意。
tā men xiǎng kuò dà shēng yì。
They want to expand the business.
5 mini stories
爸爸说这几天生意不错。
bà ba shuō zhè jǐ tiān shēng yì bú cuò。
Dad said business has been good these days.
这家小店的生意很忙。
zhè jiā xiǎo diàn de shēng yì hěn máng。
The business at this small shop is very busy.
他想认真学习以后再做生意。
tā xiǎng rèn zhēn xué xí yǐ hòu zài zuò shēng yì。
He wants to study hard and do business later.
节日的时候，生意会更好。
jié rì de shí hòu， shēng yì huì gèng hǎo。
Business is better during festivals.
他们一起讨论新的生意计划。
tā men yì qǐ tǎo lùn xīn de shēng yì jì huà。
They discussed a new business plan together.
Mini dialogue
家人的生意
A
你爸爸做什么工作？
Nǐ bàba zuò shénme gōngzuò?
What does your father do?
B
他自己做生意，开了一家小商店。
Tā zìjǐ zuò shēngyi, kāi le yī jiā xiǎo shāngdiàn.
He runs his own business, he opened a small shop.
生意好吗
A
你家商店的生意好吗？
Nǐ jiā shāngdiàn de shēngyi hǎo ma?
Is your family shop's business good?
B
还不错，每天都有客人来。
Hái bùcuò, měitiān dōu yǒu kèrén lái.
Not bad, customers come every day.
Related words and contrasts
similar
买卖
mǎi mài
buying and selling; trade
A casual term for trade, very close in meaning to business.
related
商店
shāng diàn
shop; store
A place where business is done.
related
工作
gōng zuò
work; job
Business is a type of work or job someone does.