商业。生意。业务。

[Pradeepji]

What is the difference in usage for the following three words which mean the same i.e. BUSINESS:

商业。生意。业务。

I am really confused. Thanks.

[roddy]

Ah, another dictionary recommendation topic.

 

Which dictionary are you using? If it just translates those three terms as 'business' we need to find you a better dictionary.

[Pradeepji]

google translate

[889]

Google Translate can be useful if you're faced with an impenetrable block of Chinese text and have no idea whether it's a history of the Tang Dynasty or a report on the last Party Congress. But for serious study of Chinese you need a serious dictionary, preferably the kind manufactured with ink and paper. Search past discussions here and you'll find some recommendations. Over time though, you'll probably end up with a half-dozen or more of the things, so which one you start with maybe isn't that important.

 

[DaLongHotpot]

商业：一种对经商等行为的总称，较正式。例如：中国商业银行、商业欺诈。

生意：对经商行为较为口语化的说法。例如：做生意。老王，你的生意最近怎么样？

业务：多指工作中的具体事务。例如：只重视思想学习，不踏实搞业务，是不可以的。

Just like English, there are many idiomatic usages in Chinese. Maybe try to learning them in a specific sentence or circumstance is a better way to learn them.