Definition
生意 (shēngyi) has two meanings: 'business/trade' and 'vitality/life force'. For business, it is the general everyday term (less formal than 商业 shāngyè, broader than 买卖 mǎimai 'a single transaction'); for vitality, it appears in literary phrases, while 活力 huólì is the modern word for energy/vigor and 生命力 shēngmìnglì means biological life force.
noun
businesstradevitalitylife force
Examples
- 生意？Zuìjìn shēng yi zěnmeyàng?How's business lately?
- ，。Chūntiān lái le, zhíwù hěn yǒu shēng yi.Spring has come, and the plants are full of vitality.
- 生意。Zhè jiā gōngsī de shēng yi hěn hǎo.This company's business is doing well.
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