农业 nóngyè agriculture
agriculture; farming
How to remember 农业: 农 agriculture + 业 industry = agriculture.
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How it is used
- Agriculture, farming - 农业发展 (nóngyè fāzhǎn) agricultural development; 现代农业 (xiàndài nóngyè) modern agriculture.
- One of the classic trio 农业/工业/服务业 (agriculture/industry/services).
- Economic sector term, distinct from the concrete 种地 (zhòngdì, to farm the land).
Example sentences
- 政府应该加大对农业的投资。 Zhèngfǔ yīnggāi jiādà duì nóngyè de tóuzī.The government should invest more money in agriculture.