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渔业 (yú yè) — fishing industry, fishery

Definition

noun
fishing industryfishery
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 渔业。
    Zhè ge guó jiā de yú yè hěn fā dá.
    This country's fishing industry is very developed.
  • 渔业。
    Tā dà xué xué de shì yú yè guǎn lǐ.
    He studied fishery management in college.
  • 渔业。
    yú yè Duì yán hǎi dì qū de jīng jì hěn zhòng yào.
    The fishing industry is very important to the economy of coastal areas.

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.

渔yúfishing
业yèindustry

渔 points to fishing, and 业 names the industry, together giving the fishing industry.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 漁; 渔 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 漁 pairs 氵 (water) with 魚 (fish), and 魚 gives the sound. The simplified 渔 is a later shorthand.

Open 渔 →

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.

Open 业 →
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Agriculture & Farming

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