shēng yì 生意: 生 means life, 意 means meaning, so the meaning of life is 生意！Actually 生意 means business. The meaning of life is to achieve your dream (self-actualization) based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. In most occasions, you can not achieve your dream by working for others, you can achieve your dream through becoming an entrepreneur by owning your business. So, 生意 means business!