Business services (商业服务)

Business services (商业服务 shāng yè fú wù) refers to a set of services which does not produce a tangible commodity and does not possess a physical form.

Part 1: Breakdown of Words

• “Business” (商业 shāng yè) as in Central Business District (CDB, 中心商业区zhōngxīn shāngyè qū).
  • “商” (shāng) as in “businessman” (商人 shāng rén), or “supplier” (供应商 gōng yìng shāng).
  • “业” (yè) as in “industry” (行业 háng yè), “cause” (事业 shì yè), or “profession” (职业 zhí yè).
• “Services” (服务 fú wù) as in packaging services (包装服务 bāo zhuāng fú wù).
  • “服” as in “obey” (服从 fú cóng), or “admire” (佩服 pèi fú).
  • “务” (wù) as in “affairs” (事务 shì wù), “pragmatic” (务实 wù shí), or “be sure to” (务必 wù bì).

Part 2: Examples

1. Business services management (商业服务管理 shāng yè fú wù guán lǐ).
2. Business services provider (商业服务提供商 shāng yè fú wù tí gōng shāng).
3. Business services industry (商业服务业 shāng yè fú wù yè).