企业 (qǐyè) — enterprise; company; firm
HSK 4 | noun | a business organization engaged in commercial activity
企业 (qǐyè)
企业 is a formal term for a business enterprise, company, or firm engaged in commercial or industrial activity.
Meanings
- [noun] Enterprise; company; firm; business organization.
Example Sentences
这家企业已经有五十年历史了。 Zhè jiā qǐyè yǐjīng yǒu wǔshí nián lìshǐ le. This enterprise has a history of fifty years.
政府鼓励中小企业创新。 Zhèngfǔ gǔlì zhōngxiǎo qǐyè chuàngxīn. The government encourages small and medium-sized enterprises to innovate.
他创办了自己的企业。 Tā chuàngbànle zìjǐ de qǐyè. He founded his own enterprise.
企业文化对员工的士气影响很大。 Qǐyè wénhuà duì yuángōng de shìqì yǐngxiǎng hěn dà. Corporate culture has a major impact on employee morale.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 国有企业 | state-owned enterprise |
| 私营企业 | private enterprise |
| 中小企业 | small and medium enterprises |
| 企业文化 | corporate culture |
| 企业管理 | enterprise management |
Usage Notes
企业 is a more formal and broader term than 公司 (gōngsī, company). 公司 specifically refers to an incorporated company, while 企业 can include factories, cooperatives, and other business entities. State-owned enterprises (国有企业, shortened to 国企) are especially prominent in the Chinese economic context.
Memory Hook
企 shows a person (人) standing on tiptoe looking upward, signaling ambition, and 业 means "industry/work" — an ambitious undertaking in industry is an enterprise.