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私營企業

简私营企业 · 繁私營企業

Mandarin · pinyin sī yíng qǐ yè

private business
opposite: state-owned enterprise 國有企業 guó yǒu qǐ yè

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私: sī · private, personal; secret
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企: qǐ · plan a project; stand on tiptoe
業: Look up this written character
营: yíng · encampment, barracks; manage
业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111

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1–2–3–4 · si1 ying2 qi3 ye4

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noun

private enterprise; private company (Classifier: 家)

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