商业界 (shāng yè jiè) — the business world; business circles; the business community

Definition

noun
the business worldbusiness circlesthe business community

Examples

  • 商业界，。
    Tā zài shāng yè jiè gōng zuò duō nián, jīng yàn fēi cháng fēng fù.
    She has worked in the business world for many years and has extensive experience.
  • 商业界。
    Zhè cì huì yì xī yǐn le lái zì quán qiú shāng yè jiè de dài biǎo.
    This conference attracted representatives from the global business community.
  • 商业界。
    shāng yè jiè De jìng zhēng yuè lái yuè jī liè.
    Competition in the business world is becoming increasingly fierce.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

商业business
商shāngtrade业yèbusiness
联合Side by side
界jiècircle

商业 means business or commerce, and 界 means a circle or field, giving the business community.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 商 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 業; 业 is its simplified writing.

  • 丵丵zhuóchisel
  • 大大dàperson; big

The traditional 業 is explained as a picture of a beam from which bells and chimes hang, or as a person lifting that beam. The simplified 业 is a shorthand, not the original shape.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
介
介jiè界jiè
Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

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