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私企

Mandarin · pinyin sī qǐ

private enterprise
abbr. of 私營企業 sī yíng qǐ yè

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私: sī · private, personal; secret
企: qǐ · plan a project; stand on tiptoe

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 私營企業／私营企业 (sīyíng qǐyè, “private enterprise”) (Classifier: 家)

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