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业
業
yè
1.
line of business
2.
industry
3.
occupation
4.
job
5.
employment
6.
school studies
7.
enterprise
8.
property
9.
(Buddhism) karma
10.
deed
11.
to engage in
12.
already
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
主业
zhǔyè
main business
事业
shìyè
undertaking
企业
qǐyè
company
作业
zuòyè
school assignment
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
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
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
Example Sentences (1)
别提了，我女儿昨晚做作业又做到11点。
Bié tí le, wǒ nǚ'ér zuówǎn zuò zuòyè yòu zuòdào shíyī diǎn.
Don't even mention it, my daughter did homework again until 11 last night.
Text 2
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 129
- Word Frequency Rank
- 782 of 84,292