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title: "Kaiye Meaning: 开业 (kāiyè) Means “to open for business”"
description: "开业 (traditional 開業, kāiyè) means “to open for business; to start a practice (doctor, lawyer)”. Hear its tones, see what 开 and 业 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaiye"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 开业 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

开业 kāiyè

## to open for business; to start a practice (doctor, lawyer)

## Its characters

1. 开 kāi to open
2. 业 yè line of business

## In a sentence

楼下的新饭店明天开业。 The new restaurant downstairs opens tomorrow.

十二月中旬，斜对面的无人便利店**开业**了。

From [无人便利店 · The unstaffed convenience store](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-unstaffed-convenience-store#library-word-15-17)

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## More words with 开 or 业

- [毕业 bìyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biye)
- [毕业生 bìyèshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biyesheng)
- [产业 chǎnyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chanye)
- [产业链 chǎnyèliàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chanyelian)
- [创业 chuàngyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangye)
- [从业 cóngyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congye)
- [打开 dǎkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dakai)
- [分开 fēnkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenkai)
- [公开 gōngkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongkai)
- [工业 gōngyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongye)

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