Meaning
business; occupation; study
Chinese: 事业、行业或学业。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ye” becomes a different word in each tone. 业 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 作业zuò yèschool assignment; homework; work; task
- 专业zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major
- 职业zhí yèoccupation; profession; vocation; professional
- 事业shì yèundertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
- 商业shāng yèbusiness; trade; commerce
Example Sentence
他大学毕业后找到了工作。Tā dà xué bì yè hòu zhǎo dào le gōng zuò.He found a job after graduating from college.
他Tāhe大学dà xuéuniversity毕业bì yègraduation后hòuempress找到zhǎo dàoto find了le(completed action)工作gōng zuòto work。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 業, which pictured the toothed board hung with bells in front of a workshop: a line of work — ‘trade, profession, business, industry; study; an undertaking; karma (Buddhist)’.
A way to remember it
Your line of work — 职业 (profession), 事业 (career).