业 (yè) — (suffix) industry, line of business (in 行业, 产业, 企业); (suffix) occupation, career, undertaking (in 事业, 职业, 就业); (suffix) school studies, academic work (in 学业, 毕业)
Definition
业 (yè) is a bound suffix meaning 'industry / profession / studies' — it never stands alone. Use it as the second half of compounds: 行业 (industry), 职业 (profession), 学业 (schoolwork).
suffix
industryline of business (in 行业, 产业, 企业)occupationcareerundertaking (in 事业, 职业, 就业)school studiesacademic work (in 学业, 毕业)
Examples
- 。Tā cóng shì jì suàn jī háng yè hěn duō nián le.He has been in the computer industry for many years.
- 。Tā bǎ jiào yù dàng zuò yì shēng de shì yè.She regards education as her lifelong career.
- 。Tā de xué yè chéng jì zài bān lǐ míng liè qián máo.His academic performance ranks among the best in the class.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo 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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