创业

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 他大学毕业后选择了创业。▶ —
   After graduating, he chose to start a business.
2. 创业的路上充满了挑战。▶ —
   The path of starting a business is full of challenges.

Collocations

Mnemonic

创 chuàng "to originate" + 业 yè "enterprise": a Sino-Korean word "to start a business". To originate (创) an enterprise (业). 自主创业 (to start one’s own business), 创业公司 (a startup). The key is 创 (to create anew); opposite of 守业 (to maintain an established business). Contrast 就业 (to get employed): one founds rather than joins.

Related

Quick check

1. What does 创业 mean?

   • to start a business of one’s own
   • to get hired by a company
   • to wind down a business
   • to draw a salary