生意
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
生意 (shēngyi) · business
生意 (shēngyi) means “business”. It is written with 2 characters: 生 (to give birth) + 意 (thought). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 生意 is built
The characters
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
意 yì · thought
What 意 is made of
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 音 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这家饭馆的生意很好。Zhè jiā fànguǎn de shēngyi hěn hǎo.This restaurant's business is very good.
你最近生意怎么样？Nǐ zuìjìn shēngyi zěnmeyàng?How's your business lately?
Questions about 生意
What does 生意 mean?
生意 (shēngyi) means “business”.
How do you pronounce 生意?
生意 is pronounced shēngyi.
Which HSK level is 生意?
生意 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 先生xiānshengMr
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
Learn 生意 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.