企业
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
企业 (qǐyè) · company
企业 (qǐyè) means “company; enterprise”. It is written with 2 characters: 企 (to plan a project) + 业 (business). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 企业 is built
The characters
企 qǐ · to plan a project
What 企 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — above
Origin hint: A man 人 on his feet 止; 止 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
业 yè · business
What 业 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
他在一家大企业工作。Tā zài yī jiā dà qǐyè gōngzuò.He works at a large company.
这家企业有多少员工？Zhè jiā qǐyè yǒu duōshao yuángōng?How many employees does this enterprise have?
Questions about 企业
What does 企业 mean?
企业 (qǐyè) means “company; enterprise”.
How do you pronounce 企业?
企业 is pronounced qǐyè.
Which HSK level is 企业?
企业 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 企图qǐtúto attempt
- 作业zuòyèhomework
- 创业chuàngyèto start a business
- 工业gōngyèindustry
- 就业jiùyèto get a job
- 开业kāiyèto open for business
- 农业nóngyèagriculture
- 商业shāngyèbusiness
- 事业shìyècareer
- 职业zhíyèjob
Learn 企业 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.