to start business; to open for business
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to start business; to open for business
formalUsed for a wide range of professional and commercial establishments beginning their operations.
Nà那
jiā家
xīn新
cān餐
guǎn馆
shàng上
zhōu周
liù六
kāi开
yè业
le了
。
That new restaurant opened for business last Saturday.
Jīng经
guò过
yī一
nián年
de的
chóu筹
bèi备
，
tā她
de的
lǜ律
shī师
shì事
wù务
suǒ所
zhōng终
yú于
kāi开
yè业
le了
。
After a year of preparation, her law firm finally started operations.
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Gōng公
sī司
jì计
huà划
xià下
gè个
yuè月
chū初
zài在
shì市
zhōng中
xīn心
kāi开
yè业
。
The company plans to open for business downtown at the beginning of next month.
Tā他
dà大
xué学
bì毕
yè业
hòu后
jiù就
kāi开
yè业
xíng行
yī医
。
He started practicing medicine right after graduating from university.