三年前，张进从上一家公司辞职，开始创业卖肠粉。
他曾经是中国一所著名大学的硕士毕业生，但是为了爱情和梦想，他放弃了高工资的工作，开始创业。
刚开始，只有一个30平方米的小店，现在他已经有5家餐馆，30多个员工了。
他表示：对自己的选择，完全不后悔。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 前 | qián | ago / before / BC / former / formerly |
| 张进 | Zhāng Jìn | a personal name |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 上 | shàng | (bound form) up; upper; above; previous |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 家 | jiā | classifier for families or businesses |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 辞职 | cí zhí | to resign |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 创业 | chuàng yè | to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise |
| 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 肠粉 | cháng fěn | rice noodle roll, a roll made from sheets of rice flour dough, steamed and stuffed with meat, vegetables etc |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 曾经 | céng jīng | once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 所 | suǒ | classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous / noted / well-known / celebrated |
| 大学 | dà xué | university / college |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 硕士 | shuò shì | master's degree / person who has a master's degree / learned person |
| 毕业生 | bì yè shēng | graduate |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 爱情 | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic) |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 梦想 | mèng xiǎng | dream |
| 放弃 | fàng qì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 工资 | gōng zī | wages; pay |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 刚 | gāng | just / barely / exactly |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ...; there is only ... |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 平方 | píng fāng | square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) |
| 米 | mǐ | uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan |
| 小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few |
| 店 | diàn | (bound form) shop; store |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 餐馆 | cān guǎn | restaurant |
| 多 | duō | (after a numeral) ... odd |
| 员工 | yuán gōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | choice; option; alternative |
| 完全 | wán quán | totally; entirely |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 后悔 | hòu huǐ | to regret; to feel remorse |