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民企

Mandarin · pinyin mín qǐ

privately-operated enterprise (abbr. for 民營企業 mín yíng qǐ yè)

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民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
企: qǐ · plan a project; stand on tiptoe

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2–3 · min2 qi3

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noun

(Mainland China) short for 民營企業／民营企业 (mínyíng qǐyè, “civilian-run enterprise”)

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