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Be open in Chinese

to be open · HSK 5

营业 yíng yè

  1. 营 yíng camp
  2. 业 yè line of business

这家超市每天营业到晚上十点。 This supermarket is open until 10 p.m. every day.

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How do you say be open in Chinese?

Be open in Chinese is 营业 (yíng yè). You can also say 开放 (kāi fàng), 通 (tōng).

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