day 49starting a business

starting a business

Talk about starting a business: costs, risks, profit and clients, and say “by, on the strength of” with 凭.

today’s words

• 创业 chuàngyè · to start a business
• 开业 kāiyè · to open (for business)
• 企业 qǐyè · company, enterprise
• 经营 jīngyíng · to run, manage (a business)
• 营业 yíngyè · to be open, do business
• 商家 shāngjiā · shop, merchant
• 商人 shāngrén · businessman, merchant
• 商务 shāngwù · business (affairs)
• 商业 shāngyè · commerce, business
• 客户 kèhù · client, customer
• 资金 zījīn · funds, capital
• 成本 chéngběn · cost
• 风险 fēngxiǎn · risk
• 利润 lìrùn · profit
• 利益 lìyì · interest(s), benefit
• 亏 kuī · to lose (money)
• 损失 sǔnshī · loss; to lose
• 凭 píng · by, on the strength of
• 凭借 píngjiè · to rely on, by means of
• 优势 yōushì · advantage
• 实力 shílì · strength, capability
• 欠 qiàn · to owe
• 规模 guīmó · scale, size
• 大力 dàlì · vigorously, strongly
• 发达 fādá · developed, well-developed

sentences

• 很多年轻人大学毕业以后选择创业。 · Lots of young people start their own businesses after university.
• 开一家小店需要多少资金？ · How much money do you need to open a small shop?
• 他凭借自己的努力，开了三家店。 · Through his own hard work, he opened three shops.
• 凭这张票，可以免费喝一杯茶。 · With this ticket you get a free cup of tea.
• 创业有风险，你要想清楚。 · Starting a business is risky. Think it through.