外企

Traditional form:

外企

Pinyin (reading):

wàiqǐ

Definitions:

• foreign enterprise
• company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong
• abbr. for 外資企業／外资企业

Characters:

• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 企 - to plan a project; to stand on tiptoe

Traditional characters:

• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 企 - to plan a project; to stand on tiptoe