央企

yāngqǐ

noun

Measure Word

一家央企 jiā

Meanings

1 centrally-administered state-owned enterprise (SOE)
2 abbreviation of 中央企业

Characters

center (abbr. of 中央 central government)

enterprise (abbr. of 企业)

Examples

HSK 4

中石油是中国最大的央企之一。

Zhōngshíyóu shì Zhōngguó zuì dà de yāngqǐ zhīyī.

PetroChina is one of China's largest central SOEs.

HSK 7-9

国资委直接监管的央企有近百家。

Guózīwěi zhíjiē jiānguǎn de yāngqǐ yǒu jìn bǎi jiā.

There are nearly a hundred central SOEs directly supervised by SASAC.

Tips

culture

央企 are state-owned giants supervised by the central government via 国资委 (SASAC) - think Sinopec, State Grid, China Mobile. Distinguish from 国企 (all SOEs, including provincial/municipal) and 民企 (private enterprises).

Stroke Order

央 yāng

企 qǐ