business 
商业 ☊ → 生意 ☊ → 事务 ☊ → 
business 
ไปธุระ ☊ bpaiM thooH raH 
affaire ☊ 
việc buôn bán thương mại kinh doanh 
The businessmen are working. ☊ 
Các doanh nhân đang làm việc. ☊ Jobs 1 How many businessmen do you know? ☊ Bạn biết bao nhiêu doanh nhân? ☊ Jobs 1 Twenty-one businessmen eat a cake. ☊ Hai mươi mốt doanh nhân ăn một cá ibánh. ☊ Jobs 1 Her business is not good. ☊ Việc kinh doanh của cô ấy không tốt. ☊ Economics business ☊ Việc kinh doanh ☊ Economics business contract ☊ hợp đồng kinh doanh ☊ Economics The businessmen are having a meeting. ☊ Các doanh nhân đang có một cuộc họp. ☊ Economics We do not want to do business with you. ☊ Chúng tôi không muốn làm ăn với bạn. ☊ Informal Expressions They used to do business in China and Japan. ☊ Họ đã từng làm ăn ở Trung Quốc và Nhật. ☊ Informal Expressions do business ☊ làm ăn ☊ Informal Expressions like: sine → →
indispensable requirement, need; sine qua non ☊ nhu cầu không thể thiếu ☊ till doomsday, sine die, indefinitely ☊ vô thời hạn ☊ 395
Yaqin often travels on business. How about Gary? Does he often travel on business? ☊ Nhã Cầm thường đi công tác. Còn Gary thì sao? Anh ấy có hay đi công tác không? ☊ 2515
The woman I wanted to see was away on business. ☊ Người phụ nữ tôi muốn gặp đang đi làm xa. ☊ 2538
The company has a new business plan, the aim of which is to save money. ☊ Công ti có một kế hoạch làm ăn mới mà mục đích của nó là tiết kiệm tiền. ☊ 2831
Italy is famous for its art, cuisine, architecture, history, and fashion. It's rich in culture. ☊ Nước Ý nổi tiếng vì nghệ thuật, ẩm thực, kiến trúc, lịch sử và thời trang. Nó giàu về văn hoá. ☊ 2962
My parents were away on business when I was a child, so my grandparents brought me up. > My grandparents raised me. ☊ Bố mẹ tôi đi làm xa khi tôi còn bé nên ông bà tôi đã nuôi tôi lớn. > Ông bà tôi đã nuôi tôi lớn. ☊ world/international/business affairs ☊ affair ☊
I have some urgent business to attend to. ☊ attend to sb/sth ☊
The job would suit someone with a business background. ☊ background ☊
Weather like this is bad for business. ☊ bad ☊
She's built up a very successful business. ☊ build sth up ☊
the main business of the meeting ☊ business ☊
He has some unfinished business to deal with. ☊ business ☊
It is the business of the police to protect the community. ☊ business ☊
I shall make it my business to find out who is responsible. ☊ business ☊
My private life is none of your business (= does not concern you). ☊ business ☊
It's no business of yours who I invite to the party. ☊ business ☊
to have/start/run a business ☊ business ☊
business premises ☊ business ☊
She works in the family business. ☊ business ☊
They've got a small catering business. ☊ business ☊
He wanted to expand the export side of the business. ☊ business ☊
Is the trip to Rome business or pleasure? ☊ business ☊
a business lunch ☊ business ☊
He's away on business. ☊ business ☊
Business was bad. ☊ business ☊
Business was booming. ☊ business ☊
Her job was to drum up (= increase) business. ☊ business ☊
How's business? ☊ business ☊
If we close down for repairs, we'll lose business. ☊ business ☊
business contacts/affairs/interests ☊ business ☊
a business investment ☊ business ☊
It's been a pleasure to do business with you. ☊ business ☊
She has set up in business as a hairdresser. ☊ business ☊
When he left school, he went into business with his brother. ☊ business ☊
She works in the computer business. ☊ business ☊
They were both in the same line of business. ☊ business ☊
I should have got a better price for the car, but I'm not much of a businessman. ☊ businessman ☊
to set up a business with a starting capital of £100 000 ☊ capital ☊
She has charge of the day-to-day running of the business. ☊ charge ☊
In this business, you have to learn to take criticism on the chin. ☊ take sth on the chin ☊
He always travels business class. ☊ class ☊
We need to create a climate in which business can prosper. ☊ climate ☊
The trip will combine business with pleasure. ☊ combine ☊
The survey covers all aspects of the business. ☊ cover ☊
The business is still in crisis but it has survived the worst of the recession. ☊ crisis ☊
He has his own painting and decorating business. ☊ decorate ☊
a commercial/business/housing development ☊ development ☊
He divides his energies between politics and business. ☊ divide ☊
How is the business doing? ☊ do ☊
The business was on a downward path, finally closing in 2008. ☊ downward ☊
She tried to turn her dream of running her own business into reality. ☊ dream ☊
dream of/about sth: She dreams of running her own business. ☊ dream ☊
a business empire ☊ empire ☊
He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established. ☊ establish ☊
advertising/business/sales, etc. executives ☊ executive ☊
an expanding economy (= with more businesses starting and growing) ☊ expand ☊
expand sth: We've expanded the business by opening two more stores. ☊ expand ☊
a family business ☊ family ☊
I enjoy meeting people in other fields of business. ☊ field ☊
He took charge of the family business following his father's death. ☊ following ☊
He kept the tone of the letter formal and businesslike. ☊ formal ☊
We think we've identified a gap in the market (= a business opportunity to make or sell sth that is not yet available). ☊ gap ☊
I have to go to Rome on business. ☊ go ☊
I'm going away on business. ☊ go away ☊
handle yourself: You have to know how to handle yourself in this business (= know the right way to behave). ☊ handle ☊
We had high hopes for the business (= we believed it would be successful). ☊ high ☊
Businesses are beginning to feel the full impact of the recession. ☊ impact ☊
in business ☊ in ☊
invest sth (in sth): He invested his life savings in his daughter's business. ☊ invest ☊
Business is good just now. ☊ just now ☊
leave of sth: They are fighting to save what is left of their business. ☊ leave ☊
a business/thank-you, etc. letter ☊ letter ☊
lose sth: The business is losing money. ☊ lose ☊
The company has lost a lot of business to its competitors. ☊ lose ☊
The strike cost them thousands of pounds in lost business. ☊ lost ☊
We do our business by mail. ☊ mail ☊
She made it her business to find out who was responsible. ☊ make ☊
She answered in a businesslike manner. ☊ manner ☊
He has a Master's in Business Administration. ☊ master ☊
She may need your help with some business matters. ☊ matter ☊
a medium-size car/business/town ☊ medium ☊
mix A with B: I don't like to mix business with pleasure (= combine social events with doing business). ☊ mix ☊
the music business/industry ☊ music ☊
to be on business/holiday/vacation ☊ on ☊
She's only 21 and she runs her own business. ☊ only ☊
open sth: The company opened its doors for business a month ago. ☊ open ☊
The opposition is/are mounting a strong challenge to our business. ☊ opposition ☊
to work for a business/political/voluntary organization ☊ organization ☊
He built up the business over a period of ten years. ☊ over ☊
He wants to come into the business on his own terms. ☊ own ☊
a business/science park ☊ park ☊
a meeting with business people and bankers ☊ people ☊
They like to do business by phone/over the phone. ☊ phone ☊
He's worried the business will fall to pieces without him. ☊ fall to pieces ☊
She's been offered a place at Bath to study Business. ☊ place ☊
a development/business/peace, etc. plan ☊ plan ☊
Are you in Paris on business or pleasure? ☊ pleasure ☊
business/commercial/industrial premises ☊ premises ☊
The college prepares students for a career in business. ☊ prepare ☊
He wants to open his own business, but needs a push in the right direction to get him started. ☊ push ☊
He was too trusting—or, to put it another way, he had no head for business. ☊ put ☊
It's merely a question of time before the business collapses. ☊ just/merely/only a question of (sth/doing sth) ☊
Business is usually quieter at this time of year. ☊ quiet ☊
Local businesses are closing at a/the rate of three a year. ☊ rate ☊
Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee). ☊ represent ☊
Any business venture contains an element of risk. ☊ risk ☊
We don't want to run the risk of losing their business. ☊ run the risk (of sth/of doing sth), run risks ☊
He has no idea how to run a business. ☊ run ☊
the day-to-day running of a business ☊ running ☊
Money from local businesses helped save the school from closure. ☊ save ☊
the business/medical/law school ☊ school ☊
The majority of seats on the board will be held by business representatives. ☊ seat ☊
sell (sth) (at sth): They sold the business at a profit/loss (= they gained/lost money when they sold it). ☊ sell ☊
We need to get down to the serious business of working out costs. ☊ serious ☊
Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business. ☊ serve ☊
the service sector (= the part of the economy involved in this type of business) ☊ service ☊
to set up a business ☊ set sth up ☊
He had to settle his affairs (= arrange all his personal business) in Paris before he could return home. ☊ settle ☊
The business over the lawsuit had really knocked her for six. ☊ hit/knock sb for six ☊
The government is planning to give more help to small businesses. ☊ small ☊
They are introducing new measures to ensure the smooth running of the business. ☊ smooth ☊
English became the official language for business in spite of the fact that the population was largely Chinese. ☊ in spite of sth ☊
start (up): There are a lot of small businesses starting up in that area. ☊ start ☊
start sth (up): They decided to start a catering business. ☊ start ☊
to start out in business ☊ start out ☊
I wish you'd stay out of my business! ☊ stay out of sth ☊
business/media/American studies ☊ study ☊
succeed in sth: She doesn't have the ruthlessness required to succeed in business. ☊ succeed ☊
He was determined to make a success of the business. ☊ success ☊
a business suit ☊ suit ☊
Local businesses have provided financial support. ☊ support ☊
talk sth: to talk business ☊ talk ☊
business goals and targets ☊ target ☊
There is a growing need for qualified teachers of Business English. ☊ teacher ☊
Not unexpectedly, most local business depends on tourism. ☊ unexpectedly ☊
unite (sb/sth) (with sb/sth): She unites keen business skills with a charming personality. ☊ unite ☊
His business empire was vast. ☊ vast ☊
Is this a social visit, or is it business? ☊ visit ☊
the sheer volume (= large amount) of business ☊ volume ☊
We got straight down to business without wasting time on small talk. ☊ waste ☊
I'm older and wiser after ten years in the business. ☊ wise ☊
affaire ☊ occupe-toi de tes affaires ☊
entreprise ☊ j’ai moi-même l’esprit d’entreprise ☊
malaise ☊ les malaises sont souvent soulagés par le rire ☊
immobilier ☊ une autre société immobilière a été créée ☊
facilité ☊ il lit avec facilité ☊