Chinese

生意

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i²/
business; trade (Classifier: 筆/笔; 樁/桩 m; 單/单 m c)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 4

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  • characterChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
    • ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
    • ideaChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese意 “wish; desire; intention”

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