业 yè — business; occupation; study
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.
Common words: 作业 (zuò yè)、专业 (zhuān yè)、职业 (zhí yè)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "business"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "business", including 业 (yè), 务 (wù). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "business" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 业 (yè), 务 (wù) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span yè, wù — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 业 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 业 yèbusiness; occupation; studyUseful words: 作业, 专业
- 务 wùaffair; business; matterUseful words: 服务, 服务员
Common words for these 2 "business" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 业 (yè) — so "business" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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服务fú wùto serve; service服务员fú wù yuánwaiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel任务rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "business".
务 wù — affair; business; matter
这是我们必须完成的任务。Zhè shì wǒ men bì xū wán chéng de rèn wu.This is the task we must complete.
Common words: 服务 (fú wù)、服务员 (fú wù yuán)、任务 (rèn wu)
All 2 characters
Open 业、务 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.