Chinese

企業

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ⁵¹/
enterprise; firm; company; business; corporate (Classifier: 家 m; 間／间 c)
  • TOCFL 5
  • 企业

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  • characterChinese企 “to stand on one's tiptoes”
    • componentChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • componentChinese止 “foot”
  • characterChinese業 “profession; business; trade”
    • ideaChinese丵 “grass that grow in clusters; thickly growing grass”
    • ideaChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”

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