生意shēng yibusiness

1. 1.

   businessnoun

• 生(bound form) means of livelihood
• 意not compositional here

生意 can follow 做, as in 做生意, and it can follow a shop with 的, as in 店的生意.

1. HSK 1

   妈妈的生意很好。

   Māma de shēngyi hěn hǎo.

   Mom's business is very good.

2. HSK 1

   我想做生意。

   Wǒ xiǎng zuò shēngyi.

   I want to do business.

3. HSK 2

   这家店的生意不错。

   Zhè jiā diàn de shēngyi búcuò.

   This shop's business is pretty good.

4. HSK 1

   我们在做生意。

   Wǒmen zài zuò shēngyi.

   We are doing business.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你想做生意吗？

   Nǐ xiǎng zuò shēngyi ma?

   Do you want to do business?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   想。我的店生意很好。

   Xiǎng. Wǒ de diàn shēngyi hěn hǎo.

   I want to. My shop's business is very good.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   妈妈的店生意怎么样？

   Māma de diàn shēngyi zěnmeyàng?

   How is Mom's shop's business?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   妈妈的店生意也不错，她很高兴。

   Māma de diàn shēngyi yě búcuò, tā hěn gāoxìng.

   Mom's shop's business is pretty good too, and she is very happy.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我想做___。(I want to do business.)

   A生意B饭C车
2. 2.Which sentence means "This shop's business is pretty good"?

   A这家店的生意不错。B这家店很大。C我在家。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 妈妈的___很好。(Mom's business is very good.)

   A生意B猫C水

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Related words

• 做zuòto make; to produceHSK 1
• 钱qiánmoney; coinHSK 1
• 店diàn(bound form) shop; storeHSK 1
• 买mǎito buy; to purchaseHSK 1
• 卖màito sellHSK 1
• 工作gōng zuòto workHSK 1

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