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

中石油是中国最大的央企之一。

Zhōngshíyóu shì Zhōngguó zuìdà de yāngqǐ zhī yī.

PetroChina is one of China's largest central SOEs.

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