gwok3 jing4 soeng1 jip6國營商業国营商业
Jyutpinggwok3 jing4 soeng1 jip6
Yalegwok yìhng sēung yihp
Definition
State-run commercial enterprises.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in historical or formal contexts to describe businesses owned and operated by the government. It carries a specific nuance of the planned economy era and is rarely used to describe modern private companies or contemporary government-linked corporations in Hong Kong. You will mostly encounter it in political discussions or when reflecting on the economic history of mainland China.
Examples
He used to work for a state-run enterprise.
Is this a state-run enterprise?
Related words
Common phrases
state-run commercial institution
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
