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业
業
Yè
1. surname Ye
Very Common • Top 1% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

业
yè
business, profession; to study, to work
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

主业
zhǔyè
main business
事业
shìyè
undertaking
HSK 6
企业
qǐyè
company
HSK 5
作业
zuòyè
school assignment
HSK 3
修业
xiūyè
to study at school
伟业
wěiyè
exploit
停业
tíngyè
to cease trading (temporarily or permanently)
冤业
yuānyè
sin (in Buddhism)
副业
fùyè
sideline
创业
chuàngyè
to begin an undertaking
HSK 6
功业
gōngyè
achievement
勋业
xūnyè
meritorious achievement
卒业
zúyè
to complete a book of study (old)
受业
shòuyè
to study
同业
tóngyè
same trade or business
商业
shāngyè
business
HSK 5
执业
zhíyè
to work in a profession (e.g. doctor, lawyer)
基业
jīyè
foundation
大业
dàyè
great cause
失业
shīyè
unemployment
HSK 5

Alternate Entries

业
yè
line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
129
Word Frequency Rank
782 of 84,292