Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
业
yè
Description
"业"常常指工作或者一个人做的事情，比如"工业"、"农业"。
"业" often refers to work or what a person does, such as in "工业" (industry) and "农业" (agriculture).
它也可以指学习，比如"作业"就是老师给学生的功课。
It can also mean study, for example, "作业" is the homework given by teachers to students.
Meanings
业yè
trade; occupation; industry
我爸爸在这个行业工作了很多年。
My dad has worked in this industry for many years.
业yè
course of study; schoolwork
他今年就要毕业了。
He is going to graduate this year.
业yè
enterprise; undertaking; cause
他想做自己的事业。
He wants to start his own business.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally meant a written board for study; extended to学业 and职业.
- Nuance
业 rarely stands alone; it appears in compounds like 行业, 作业, 毕业.
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