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 "study"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "study", including 业 (yè), 研 (yán). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "study" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 业 (yè), 研 (yán) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span yè, yán — 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
- 研 yángrind fine; study; researchUseful words: 研究, 研究生
Common words for these 2 "study" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 业 (yè) — so "study" 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研究yán jiūresearch; a study; to research; to look into研究生yán jiū shēnggraduate student; postgraduate student; research student研制yán zhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop
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 "study".
研 yán — grind fine; study; research
他大学毕业后继续读研究生。Tā dà xué bì yè hòu jì xù dú yán jiū shēng.After graduating from college, he went on to study as a graduate student.
Common words: 研究 (yán jiū)、研究生 (yán jiū shēng)、研制 (yán zhì)
All 2 characters
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