开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 开张 開張 kāi zhāng to open a business / first transaction of a business day syn 开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business) syn 格式 gé shì form / specification / format 商界 shāng jiè business world / business community syn 商学院 商學院 shāng xué yuàn business school / university of business studies 综艺 綜藝 zōng yì variety (entertainment format) 后跟 後跟 hòu gēn heel (part of a foot) / heel (of a sock) / counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) / followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension") syn 格式化 gé shì huà to format 生意经 生意經 shēng yi jīng knack of doing business / business sense 蓝光 藍光 lán guāng Blu-ray (disc format) 制式 zhì shì standardized / standard (service, method etc) / regulation (clothing etc) / formulaic / (telecommunications etc) system / format (e.g. the PAL or NTSC systems for TV signals) 大班 dà bān tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade syn 版式 bǎn shì format 开本 開本 kāi běn book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shi2liu4-kai1] is roughly A4) (abbr. to 開|开[kai1]) 同业 同業 tóng yè same trade or business / person in the same trade or business 文件格式 wén jiàn gé shì file format 特许经营 特許經營 tè xǔ jīng yíng franchised operation / franchising 业态 業態 yè tài (retail industry) format 另存 lìng cún to save (a file) after options (name, location, format etc) have been selected by the user 商祺 shāng qí business is auspicious / conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well! 数据格式 數據格式 shù jù gé shì data format 华商晨报 華商晨報 huá shāng chén bào China Business Morning Post (morning edition of China Business News 華商報|华商报) 缩印 縮印 suō yìn to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format 章回小说 章回小說 zhāng huí xiǎo shuō novel in chapters, main format for long novels from the Ming onwards, with each chapter headed by a summary couplet 事情 shì qing affair / matter / thing / business / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 办公室 辦公室 bàn gōng shì office / business premises / bureau / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 生意 shēng yi business / CL:筆|笔[bi3] syn 事儿 事兒 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn boss / business proprietor / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.) / to open for business 在家 zài jiā to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1chai1]) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1jia1]) 事务所 事務所 shì wù suǒ business office / firm 商业 商業 shāng yè business / trade / commerce syn 经营 經營 jīng yíng to engage in (business etc) / to run / to operate syn 隐私 隱私 yǐn sī secrets / private business / privacy syn 行业 行業 háng yè trade / profession / industry / business syn 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 名片 míng piàn (business) card syn 商场 商場 shāng chǎng shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL:家[jia1] / the business world syn 轨道 軌道 guǐ dào track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital syn 业务 業務 yè wù business / professional work / service / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 正事 zhèng shì one's proper business 出差 chū chāi to go on an official or business trip syn 办公 辦公 bàn gōng to handle official business / to work (esp. in an office) syn 经纪 經紀 jīng jì to manage (a business) / manager / broker syn 管闲事 管閒事 guǎn xián shì to meddle / to be a "nosy Parker" / to be too inquisitive about other people's business syn 营业 營業 yíng yè to do business / to trade syn 牌照 pái zhào (business) license / vehicle license / car registration / license plate 跌倒 diē dǎo to tumble / to fall / fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business) syn 勾当 勾當 gòu dàng shady business syn 招牌 zhāo pai signboard / shop sign / reputation of a business syn 公务 公務 gōng wù official business syn 商务 商務 shāng wù commercial affairs / commercial / commerce / business 华尔街 華爾街 huá ěr jiē Wall Street, New York / by extension, American big business 流水 liú shuǐ running water / (business) turnover syn 正派 zhèng pài (of a person) upright / respectable / decent / (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable syn 忙活 máng huo to be really busy / pressing business 例行公事 lì xíng gōng shì routine business / usual practice / mere formality 运营 運營 yùn yíng to be in operation / to do business / (of train, bus etc) to be in service / operation / service syn 业绩 業績 yè jì achievement / accomplishment / (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc) / results syn 开办 開辦 kāi bàn to open / to start (a business etc) / to set up syn 务 務 wù affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means syn 开设 開設 kāi shè to offer (goods or services) / to open (for business etc) syn 演艺圈 演藝圈 yǎn yì quān show business 出勤 chū qín to go to work / to be present (at work, school etc) / to be away on business syn 闲事 閑事 xián shì other people's business syn 未了 wèi liǎo unfinished / outstanding (business) / unfulfilled 批发商 批發商 pī fā shāng a wholesale business / distributor 小卖部 小賣部 xiǎo mài bù kiosk / snack counter / retail department or section inside a larger business syn 市面 shì miàn the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce) syn 野鸡 野雞 yě jī pheasant / unregistered and operating illegally (business) / (slang) prostitute syn 议事 議事 yì shì to discuss official business syn 商业区 商業區 shāng yè qū business district / downtown 经商 經商 jīng shāng to trade / to carry out commercial activities / in business syn 一落千丈 yī luò qiān zhàng lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) / fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline / to take a dive syn 营业额 營業額 yíng yè é sum or volume of business / turnover 公干 公幹 gōng gàn public business / official work syn 演艺界 演藝界 yǎn yì jiè the entertainment world / show business 歇业 歇業 xiē yè to close down (temporarily or permanently) / to go out of business syn 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale syn 商家 shāng jiā merchant / business / enterprise syn 娱乐界 娛樂界 yú lè jiè the entertainment world / show business 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 歌坛 歌壇 gē tán singing stage / music business (esp. pop music) 大和 dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc 铜牌 銅牌 tóng pái bronze medal / bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc / CL:枚[mei2] 进口商 進口商 jìn kǒu shāng importer / import business 物流 wù liú distribution (business) / logistics 何干 hé gān what business? 商机 商機 shāng jī business opportunity / commercial opportunity 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn 挂牌 掛牌 guà pái lit. to hang up a plate / to open up for business / listed (on stock market) syn 景气 景氣 jǐng qì (of economy, business etc) flourishing / prosperous syn 淡季 dàn jì off season / slow business season / see also 旺季[wang4 ji4] 主业 主業 zhǔ yè main business 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 彩头 彩頭 cǎi tóu good omen / good luck (in business etc) / profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc) syn 