经商

经商 jīngshāng

Be in business

经商 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體經商 jingshang

What 经商 means

Be in business

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Character by character

经商 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

经

jīng

Scripture (endure - experience)

商

shāng

Commerce (business - consult - discuss - quotient - Shang dynasty)

Words that share a character with 经商

How to write 经商

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经商 in a sentence

他父亲一直在经商。

Tā fùqīn yìzhí zài jīng shāng.

His father has always been in business.

毕业后他打算经商。

Bìyè hòu tā dǎsuàn jīng shāng.

After graduating he plans to go into business.

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Questions about 经商

What does 经商 mean in English?

经商 is pronounced jīngshāng and means Be in business.

How do you pronounce 经商?

经商 is jīngshāng in pinyin — written jingshang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 经商?

经商 is written with 2 characters: 经 (jīng) Scripture (endure - experience), 商 (shāng) Commerce (business - consult - discuss - quotient - Shang dynasty). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 经商 written in traditional Chinese?

經商. The simplified form 经商 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 經商 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jīngshāng.

Is 经商 an HSK word?

Yes — 经商 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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