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企

qǐ

HSK 5 Character

What 企 means

1. bound formto stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to
2. bound formcompany; firm; enterprise; corporation (abbr. for {企业|qǐ yè})
3. Taiwan pr. qì

Example sentences

• 她企图自杀。
  She attempted to kill herself.
• 他企图说谎。
  He tries to lie.
• 我喜欢企鹅。
  I like penguins.
• 汤姆企图刺我。
  Tom tried to stab me.
• 汤姆不企图回应。
  Tāngmǔ bù qǐtú huíyìng.
  Tom didn't attempt to reply.
• 大家都是企业家。
  Dàjiā dōu shì qǐyèjiā.
  Everyone is an entrepreneur.

Words starting with 企

• 企业qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation
• 企图qǐ túto attempt; to try; attempt
• 企业家qǐ yè jiāentrepreneur
• 企鹅qǐ épenguin
• 企盼qǐ pànto hope for; to look forward to
• 企及qǐ jíto hope to reach; to strive for
• 企业主qǐ yè zhǔowner of enterprise
• 企业集团qǐ yè jí tuánbusiness conglomerate
• 企划qǐ huàto plan (a project)
• 企投qì tóu(Taiwan) to have fun (from Taiwanese 𨑨迌, Tai-lo pr. [tshit-thô])
• 企望qǐ wàngto hope for; to look forward to
• 企求qǐ qiúto seek for; to hope to gain; desirous
• 企图心qǐ tú xīnambition; ambitious
• 企业管理qǐ yè guǎn lǐbusiness management
• 企业社会责任qǐ yè shè huì zé rèncorporate social responsibility (CSR)
• 企业联合组织qǐ yè lián hé zǔ zhīsyndicate (group of businesses)
• 企稳qǐ wěn(of economy, prices etc) to stabilize
• 企慕qǐ mùto admire
• 企管硕士qǐ guǎn shuò shìMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
• 企业管理硕士qǐ yè guǎn lǐ shuò shìMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
• 企画qǐ huàvariant of 企划

Words containing 企

• 国企guó qǐstate-owned enterprise; (Taiwan) international business management…
• 外企wài qǐforeign enterprise; company established in mainland China with direct investment from…
• 中小企业zhōng xiǎo qǐ yèsmall and medium enterprise
• 国营企业guó yíng qǐ yèstate-operated enterprise
• 私企sī qǐprivate enterprise; abbr. of 私营企业
• 民企mín qǐprivately-operated enterprise (abbr. for 民营企业
• 科企kē qǐscience & technology and industry; tech company
• 高企gāo qǐ(of prices etc) to stay high
• 中企业zhōng qǐ yèmedium sized enterprise
• 小企业xiǎo qǐ yèsmall enterprise
• 公营企业gōng yíng qǐ yèpublic enterprise, as opposed to private enterprise 私营企业
• 另有企图lìng yǒu qǐ tú(idiom) to have an ulterior motive
• 国有企业guó yǒu qǐ yèstate-owned enterprise
• 小型企业xiǎo xíng qǐ yèsmall business
• 民营企业mín yíng qǐ yèprivately-operated enterprise
• 生产企业shēng chǎn qǐ yèmanufacturer
• 私营企业sī yíng qǐ yèprivate business; opposite: state-owned enterprise 国有企业
• 自由企业zì yóu qǐ yèfree enterprise (in capitalist theory)
• 中小型企业zhōng xiǎo xíng qǐ yèsmall or medium size enterprise (SME)
• 外商独资企业wài shāng dú zī qǐ yèwholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) (form of legal entity in China); abbr. to 外资企业
• 软件企业ruǎn jiàn qǐ yèsoftware company
• 制药企业zhì yào qǐ yèpharmaceutical company
• 龙头企业lóng tóu qǐ yèkey enterprises; leading enterprises
• 屋企wū qǐ(Cantonese) home; family (Mandarin equivalent: 家

Characters built on 止

These share the phonetic component 止 (zhǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 此cǐthis; these
• 歧qídivergent; side road
• 址zhǐ(bound form) site; location
• 齿chǐ(bound form) tooth; (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
• 耻chǐ(bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace
• 祉zhǐfelicity
• 趾zhǐtoe
• 芷zhǐangelica (type of iris); plant root used in TCM

Characters that look like 企

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 合héto close; to join; to fit
• 全quánall; whole; entire
• 告gào(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce
• 含hánto keep in the mouth; to contain
• 余yú(literary) I; me; variant of 余
• 佘Shésurname She

Sounds the same

Read qǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 起to rise; to raise; to get up
• 启to open; to start; to initiate
• 乞to beg
• 岂how? (emphatic question)
• 绮beautiful; open-work silk
• 杞Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense); willow
• 稽to bow to the ground
• 呇star
• 芑Panicum miliaceum
• 屺(literary) a barren hill
• 綮embroidered banner
• 棨tally for going through a pass