Definition
从业 (cóng yè) means 'to work in a specific profession or industry' and is more formal than the broader 从事 (cóng shì). Use 从业 for official/regulated fields (e.g., getting a practice certificate), while 从事 can cover any job or activity. It often appears in compound nouns like 从业人员 (practitioner).
verb
to work in (a profession or industry)to be engaged in
Easily confused
- 从而cóng érlook-alike(conjunction) thus, thereby, as a result
Examples
- 从业。Tā zài jiàoyù hángyè cóng yè le shí nián.He has been working in the education industry for ten years.
- 从业。Tā ná dào le cóng yè zīgé zhèng.He obtained the practice qualification certificate.
- 从业。Hěn duō rén xuǎnzé cóng yè yīliáo hángyè.Many people choose to work in the medical industry.
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