day 48starting a company

starting a company

Tell the story of a company: when and where it was founded, who runs it, and how it grew.

today’s words

• 于 yú · at, in, on; from (written)
• 创办 chuàngbàn · to found, set up
• 创建 chuàngjiàn · to found, establish
• 创立 chuànglì · to found (a firm, a theory)
• 经商 jīngshāng · to be in business, trade
• 个体 gètǐ · individual; self-employed
• 业 yè · -industry, line of business
• 集团 jítuán · group (of companies)
• 总裁 zǒngcái · president, CEO
• 资本 zīběn · capital (money to invest)
• 资产 zīchǎn · assets, property
• 打造 dǎzào · to build, create (a brand)
• 运营 yùnyíng · to run, operate (a business)
• 承办 chéngbàn · to host, undertake (an event)
• 委托 wěituō · to entrust, commission
• 转让 zhuǎnràng · to transfer, sell on
• 合并 hébìng · to merge
• 收购 shōugòu · to buy up, acquire
• 率先 shuàixiān · to be the first to, lead
• 试图 shìtú · to try, attempt (written)
• 寻求 xúnqiú · to seek (help, support)
• 得以 déyǐ · so that … can (written)
• 给予 jǐyǔ · to give, grant (written)
• 借助 jièzhù · with the help of

sentences

• 集团创立于北京，占据了全国一半的市场。 · The group was founded in Beijing and has half the national market.
• 张女士的父母于八十年代开始经商，是最早的个体户。 · Ms Zhang’s parents went into business in the eighties, among the first self-employed traders.
• 毕业后，他没走常规的路，自己创办了公司。 · After graduating, he didn’t take the usual path: he started his own company.
• 这座城市率先把服务业作为主导产业。 · This city was the first to make services its leading industry.
• 因资金不足，他们试图通过各种途径寻求帮助。 · Short of money, they tried to get help through every channel they could.