做生意

zuòshēngyì

phrase HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 to do business
2 to run a business

Characters

life; to produce

meaning; intention

Examples

HSK 3

他从小就跟着父亲做生意。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù gēnzhe fùqīn zuòshēngyì.

He has been doing business with his father since he was young.

HSK 5

在这里做生意竞争很激烈。

Zài zhèlǐ zuòshēngyì 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