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做生意

zuòshēngyì
phrase HSK 7

Meanings

  1. 1 to do business
  2. 2 to run a business

Examples

他从小就跟着父亲做生意。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù gēnzhe fùqīn zuò shēngyì.
He has been doing business with his father since he was young.
在这里做生意竞争很激烈。
Zài zhèlǐ zuò shēngyì jìngzhēng hěn jīliè.
The competition for doing business here is very fierce.

Tips

usage
做生意 is the most natural, everyday way to say 'do business' in Chinese. More colloquial than 经商 (engage in commerce).

Stroke Order

做 zuò
生 shēng
意 yì