Definition

1. Noun:
   • A business enterprise; a company; a firm: An organization, typically engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional activities, which is formed to produce goods or provide services for profit. It is a formal, legal entity.
   • The activity of running such an organization; business: Refers to the practice, profession, or field of operating a commercial enterprise.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Doanh nghiệp của họ chuyên về công nghệ phần mềm. (Their enterprise specializes in software technology.)
  • Anh ấy đang học quản trị doanh nghiệp. (He is studying business administration.)
  • Luật pháp bảo vệ quyền lợi của các doanh nghiệp nhỏ. (The law protects the interests of small businesses.)

Advanced Usage

• "doanh nghiệp nhà nước": state-owned enterprise (SOE).
  • Doanh nghiệp nhà nước đóng vai trò then chốt trong nền kinh tế. (State-owned enterprises play a key role in the economy.)
• "doanh nghiệp tư nhân": private enterprise.
  • Khu vực doanh nghiệp tư nhân đang phát triển mạnh. (The private enterprise sector is growing strongly.)
• "thành lập doanh nghiệp": to establish/set up a business.
  • Họ đang hoàn tất thủ tục để thành lập doanh nghiệp. (They are finalizing the procedures to establish a business.)

Variants and Related Words

• Công ty (n): company, corporation. Often used interchangeably with "doanh nghiệp," but "công ty" can specifically refer to a corporate entity with a defined structure (e.g., limited liability company).
• Cơ sở kinh doanh (n): business establishment. A more general term for a place where business is conducted.
• Hộ kinh doanh (n): business household. A smaller-scale, often family-run business, not a formal legal entity like a "doanh nghiệp."

Synonyms

• Enterprise: A project or undertaking, especially a bold or complex one; a business company.
• Company: A commercial business.
• Firm: A business partnership, especially one involving professional services.
• Business: The practice of making one's living by engaging in commerce.

Related Idioms and Common Phrases

• Tinh thần doanh nghiệp: entrepreneurial spirit.
  • Giới trẻ cần có tinh thần doanh nghiệp. (Young people need to have an entrepreneurial spirit.)
• Môi trường kinh doanh / doanh nghiệp: business environment.
  • Môi trường kinh doanh thuận lợi thu hút đầu tư. (A favorable business environment attracts investment.)

noun

1. trade; business