开业
HSK 3 (2021)
开业 (kāiyè) · to open for business
开业 (kāiyè) means “to open for business”. It is written with 2 characters: 开 (to open) + 业 (business). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 开业 is built
The characters
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (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
这家咖啡馆下个月开业。Zhè jiā kāfēiguǎn xià ge yuè kāiyè.This café opens for business next month.
新饭馆什么时候开业？Xīn fànguǎn shénme shíhou kāiyè?When does the new restaurant open?
Questions about 开业
What does 开业 mean?
开业 (kāiyè) means “to open for business”.
How do you pronounce 开业?
开业 is pronounced kāiyè.
Which HSK level is 开业?
开业 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 分开fēnkāito separate
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 开学kāixuéschool starts
- 离开líkāito leave
- 走开zǒukāito go away
Learn 开业 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.