经商

• 拼音: jīng shāng
• 汉字拆解: 经 = to manage, engage in; 商 = business, commerce, merchant

含义

To engage in business; to be in commerce. The act of doing business or being a merchant.

Refers to running a business or engaging in commercial activities as a profession. Can imply both legitimate business and sometimes carries historical connotations of merchant class. More formal than 做生意.

例句

1. 他辞去公务员工作，下海经商。
2. 她出身于经商世家，从小耳濡目染。
3. 在古代，士农工商四个阶层中，经商者地位最低。

用法指南

语境: career, business, history

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 下海经商。(Leave one's job to go into business.)
• 经商多年。(Been in business for many years.)

错误说法

• 经商一个东西 for single transactions (Don't use 经商 for individual sales — use 卖 or 交易; 经商 refers to being in business as a profession)

起源与历史

Composed of 经 (to manage; engage in) + 商 (business; commerce). Together meaning to engage in commerce.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal