业 yè industry
business; studies; profession
How it came to be
The full form is the toothed board a set of bells was hung from, drawn with the pegs along the top. It was the frame for a craftsman's work, and the work took the name.
How it is used
- Bound morpheme for "studies/schoolwork" and "profession/undertaking" - never stands alone. 作业 (zuòyè) homework, 职业 (zhíyè) occupation.
- Key trap: 毕业 (bìyè) to graduate is intransitive - say 我大学毕业了 (wǒ dàxué bìyè le) I graduated from university, not 毕业大学.
- 业余 (yèyú) literally "beyond one's work" = amateur/in spare time: 业余爱好 (yèyú àihào) a hobby. Register is neutral to formal.
Characters built with 业
Words with 业
- 作业zuòyèhomeworkHSK 3
- 职业zhíyèprofessionHSK 4
- 毕业bì yèto graduateHSK 4
- 专业zhuānyèprofessionHSK 4
- 毕业生bìyèshēnggraduateHSK 4
- 业余yèyúin one's spare timeHSK 5
- 业务yèwùbusinessHSK 5
- 事业shìyèundertakingHSK 5
- 产业chǎnyèindustryHSK 5
- 企业qǐyècompanyHSK 5
- 农业nóngyèagricultureHSK 5
- 创业chuàngyèto begin an undertakingHSK 5
- 各行各业gèháng-gèyèevery tradeHSK 5
- 商业shāngyèbusinessHSK 5
- 失业shīyèunemploymentHSK 5
- 就业jiùyèto get a jobHSK 5
- 工业gōngyèindustryHSK 5
- 开业kāiyèto open a businessHSK 5
- 物业wùyèpropertyHSK 5
- 营业yíngyèto do businessHSK 5
- 行业hángyètradeHSK 5
- 从业cóngyèto practice (a trade)HSK 6
- 停业tíngyèto cease tradingHSK 7
- 学业xuéyèstudiesHSK 7
- 业绩yèjìachievementHSK 8
- 产业链chǎnyèliànindustry value chainHSK 8
- 兢兢业业jīngjīngyèyèconscientiousHSK 8
- 成家立业chéngjiā-lìyèto get married and start a career (idiom)HSK 8
- 敬业jìngyèdedicated to one's workHSK 8
Example sentences
- 她在做作业。 Tā zài zuò zuòyè.She's doing her homework.
- 这是一个商业网站。 Zhè shì yí gè shāngyè wǎngzhàn.This is a commercial website.
- 老师要求学生交作业。 Lǎoshī yāoqiú xuésheng jiāo zuòyè.The teacher asked that students hand in their homework.
- 祝贺你毕业了！ Zhùhè nǐ bìyè le!Congratulations on your graduation!