small business owner; petty proprietor
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
small business owner; petty proprietor; small-scale entrepreneur
Refers to small-scale industrial or commercial operators with limited capital. Often used in economic and sociological contexts to distinguish from large capitalists or corporate entities.
Tā他
jīng经
yíng营
zhe着
yī一
jiā家
shè社
qū区
zá杂
huò货
diàn店
，
shì是
gè个
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
xiǎo小
yè业
zhǔ主
。
He runs a neighborhood grocery store and is a typical small business owner.
Xiǎo小
yè业
zhǔ主
men们
miàn面
lín临
zhe着
zū租
jīn金
shàng上
zhǎng涨
hé和
diàn电
shāng商
jìng竞
zhēng争
de的
shuāng双
chóng重
yā压
lì力
。
Small business owners are facing the dual pressures of rising rents and competition from e-commerce.
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Gǎi改
gé革
kāi开
fàng放
chū初
qī期
，
gè个
tǐ体
xiǎo小
yè业
zhǔ主
rú如
yǔ雨
hòu后
chūn春
sǔn笋
bān般
yǒng涌
xiàn现
。
In the early days of reform and opening up, individual small business owners sprouted up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.