How do you say "self-employed" or "I own my own business" in Mandarin?
How do you say "self-employed" or "I own my own business" in Mandarin?

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我觉得中国大陆的日常语言中，很少用“自我雇佣”或“自雇”（self-employed）这类说法，这么说显得翻译腔很重。形容这种个人状态较为正式的词是“自由职业”。

own my own business 最直接的对应说法当然是“自己做生意”或“做自己的生意”。但是，不可不知，最有代表性的日常语言是“自己当老板”（= have own business, self-employed as well）。在大陆，你说任何一个人是“老板”，通常都带有某种褒奖的意思。

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self-employed means 自己雇用自己, or 自雇 for short

I own my own business. 
1. 我拥有自己的生意。
2. 我自己做生意。
either of them is correct.

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I best way to say is 自己给自己打工 
I own my own business means 个体经营  自己经营
or you can say 我是自由职业工作者  I work on a freelance basis.