How to Say “Business hours” in Chinese
Time and dates · HSK 3
"Business hours" in Chinese is 营业时间 (yíng yè shí jiān). 营业时间 is the phrase for shops, restaurants, and any commercial business; the 营 means 'operate/run a business.' For offices, government bureaus, or banks handling customer service, you'll more often see 办公时间 (bàngōng shíjiān, office hours).
Primary translation
营业时间
yíng yè shí jiān
Traditional: 營業時間
Variants by register
Formal
办公时间
bàn gōng shí jiān
When to use it
营业时间 is the phrase for shops, restaurants, and any commercial business; the 营 means 'operate/run a business.' For offices, government bureaus, or banks handling customer service, you'll more often see 办公时间 (bàngōng shíjiān, office hours). You'll spot 营业时间 printed on every storefront door in China, often split into 周一至周五 (Mon–Fri) and 周末 (weekends), since many places extend hours on Saturday. If a shop is closed, the sign reads 休息 (xiūxi, resting); not 'closed' in the English sense. A useful tip: 24小时营业 (èrshísì xiǎoshí yíngyè) means '24-hour' and is extremely common for convenience stores.
Example sentences
我们的营业时间是早上九点到晚上十点。
Wǒmen de yíngyè shíjiān shì zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn dào wǎnshang shí diǎn.
Our business hours are 9 AM to 10 PM.
这家店周一休息，其他时间正常营业。
Zhè jiā diàn zhōuyī xiūxi, qítā shíjiān zhèngcháng yíngyè.
This shop is closed on Mondays; other days they have normal hours.
请问你们的营业时间怎么安排？
Qǐngwèn nǐmen de yíngyè shíjiān zěnme ānpái?
May I ask how your business hours are arranged?