Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
本业
běnyè
Description
"本业"是指一个人主要的工作或者职业，不是副业。
"本业" refers to a person's main job or profession, not a side job.
很多人下班以后还有别的工作，但是他们的本业才是最重要的。
Many people have other work after getting off work, but their 本业 is the most important.
Meanings
本业běnyè
one's main job or profession
他的本业是老师，画画只是爱好。
His main profession is teaching; painting is just a hobby.
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Notes
- Etymology
本 (main/original) + 业 (occupation/business), meaning primary occupation.
- Nuance
often contrasted with 副业 (side job) to stress a person's principal work.
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