Definition
学业 (xué yè) refers to your overall academic studies or schoolwork as a long-term pursuit, like a degree program. It's broader than 功课 (gōng kè), which means specific homework or assignments, and more concrete than 学术 (xué shù), which refers to scholarly research or academia as a field.
noun
academic studiesschoolwork
Easily confused
- 农业nóng yèlook-alikeagriculture, farming
- 血液xuè yèsound-alikeblood
Examples
- 学业，。Tā wèile wánchéng xué yè, měitiān dōu hěn wǎn cái shuìjiào.He goes to bed very late every day in order to complete his schoolwork.
- 学业，。Tā yìbiān gōngzuò yìbiān jiāngù xué yè, fēicháng xīnkǔ.She balances work and her studies at the same time, which is very hard.
- 学业。xué yè de yālì ràng wǒ juéde hěn lèi.The pressure of academic work makes me feel very tired.
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